In loving memory of my beloved wife

Fatherday Gift (Part 1)

Voice of KM Chong Monday, June 15, 2009 comments (0)

I remembered that the elder has bought some gifts to us before on the so called special event of the year. He had presented to you a mug with message I love mom. I still keeping the gift that he bought me when he was year 1 in US. It was a set of micro screw drivers which I still kept till today. I do not think he really knew the meaning of buying a gift to his dad at that moment but he could be influenced by his friends as the "mat salleh" are expressive and open. I could still remember he was really fluent in English and carried strong US accent. He was talketive, sporting, active and creative. And most of all, has the courage to question and offer answers when being asked. I believed you were also smiles whenever you heard him communicating in English. One most unforgetful event was that, when we were at New York, where we were in the cab on the way from airport to hotel, he was talking to the driver like an American kid. The elder could chit chat with stranger and not in his mother tongue. I remembered seeing you pleasantly smiled for your kid. I knew you were proud of the kids.
Ever since, he was back then. I really did not see much of this characters but replaced with rather timid, quiet, patience and shy. These are perhaps due to the school system and I do not ever see him confidently speak up. I remembered you also somehow comment some concerns. The more the elder grow up, the more quietness I seen. Perhaps this was also part of my early character when I was a kid? But I remembered I was rather sporty and talkative.
I knew how to well kept the house with everything arranged nicely as before. I am also capable of bringing the kids up. But I would face difficulty in encouraging an interactive talk with the elder. I seem do not understand this kid and he seems to live away from me.
For my wish of father day... I wish for a good talk with the kids to ensure they do not feel emptiness with you away. WeiYang, when will I able to see you be confident again to speak up for yourself and stand up proudly.
This is my wish for you.

Day 274 after the event

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It was today that I needed to go for the scheduled medical checkup. This is a check up which I had since delay for years. The last check up could be the one I did while I was still in State sometimes in 2004 due to complaints of chest pain. The check up found nothing wrong with my heart and body health. Since then, I had been ignoring any signature from my body complaints.
Today I woke up at 7am forgetting that it was also the day for school re-open after the two weeks holiday. I rushed the elder to the school and seeing the pupils queuing up for assembly and thanks god, the elder did not late for school on the first day after the break. I felt so sorry for the kid. Absent minded and forgetful thoughts started enrolling to my age. I would not know when will be more ahead. After dropping the younger to the nursery, I arrived to the hospital at 8.30am sharp. Then after was a series of checking...
First I observed my left eye could not make out clear characters making it at 6/7.5. I knew of this issue ever since I returned from State. It always with me since then and expert claimed it is due to retina detachment probably due to stress. I really did not bother this too much unless I was really stressing myself or else I would feel this slight eyes sight imperfection. Right eyes as expected recorded 6/6 as this is my dominant eye. Thanks and I will still need to depend on you.
Somehow, I believed I had some weight gain to 63kg... I never like myself to be over 60kg and I believed the return to above 60kg is really due to multiple suppers and heavy dinner for a month or two. I did not really want to have this weight as deep inside my heart, I always believed that it was a wrong doing for myself to have weight gain with my dear wife away. I felt sorry for this as if I "celebrate" the loss with "living happily"...It is only a thought of myself.
I always suspect myself would fail high blood pressure and cholesterol. This is due to the heavy heart beats and chest discomfort whenever I am in emotion or anger. I always reminded myself to let go this extreme emotion but still have no success yet. I will need to remind myself. The blood test really confirmed my worry that I have rather bad level of cholesterol in which may subscribe medication if no improvement within 6 - 8 weeks. I always knew I will fail cholesterol but never to my expectation that it is so bad now. You would have angry with me if I could hear your murmur. I really do not know what does it mean by LDL-cholesterol 4.33mmol/L (optimal 2.58) but the doctor went on warning me that the total cholesterol is at the borderline of high risk level of 6.2. I would need to subscribe to medication should there isn't improvement and requested for another follow up. OK! OK! I hear you now and will definitely control my diet and sport regularly. Having known this medical report, it will also indicated that I will bid farewell to some and most of my favorite foods...for at least some times or till a date the level of cholesterol drop to acceptable level. I really wish I could achieve this within 6 - 8 weeks.
There is at least some relief to me as I was diagnosed without high blood pressure. Dietary control...ok I will comply and abide soon.

Day 271 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Friday, June 12, 2009 comments (1)

It was really embarrassing... I do not realize that after the medication, I could sleep continuously soundlessly for non stop 7 - 10 hours thus making a day I slept at least 15 hours... And it was not just a day. For two days, I have been in this dream of fantasy. I do not know I am so much in love for sleeping.

But I will need to regain my conscious and I best wish for my health. I really hope I could recover. And here I am fighting back to only rest and sleep normally.

Amazing MacBook Air and Mac OSX

Voice of KM Chong Thursday, June 11, 2009 comments (0)

I had the MacBook Air for at lease 1 week now. The more moment I used it, the more I find it amazing. I do not need to comment about its thickness as it is specially crafted to confuse the eyes that it was so slim. The design will fool the impression. The curve edge design really make the eyes believed that it is real thin as air.

The only draw back, however is that there isn't any great expansion for it as the RAM and hardisk are not upgradable. I had loaded Vista to it and I named the computer as MacVista. I will turn on more in Mac OS system instead of Vista. I am also eyeing on the 20" IMac and I hope I will soon find a bargain in the desktop system.

I was also fall in love to Mac OSX as I would just load my another laptop with the Mac OSX and so is my Dell system. Now, all the machines are Mac OS...

Day 270 after the event

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I had been stubborn to have myself a thorough medical checkup. I always believed it is really a waste of time but as the age goes by and seeing the responsibility to the kids, I finally reserved a slot on next monday to have a medical check up.

It is however, not so long after the booking, I was down with high fever again. I really hate it as the whole body is so aching and the back is painful. I guest this is the sign of aging and health issue. It was also amazing that today, I went on sleeping from 10am till 5pm for a non stop 7 hours. After all, I believed it is time to have some body maintenance. I need to responsible to myself and the kids. I guest I will.

Flower in my drinks

Voice of KM Chong Wednesday, June 10, 2009 comments (0)

I am may really "out" as I was just introduced to a kind of drinks, which is called "flower in your glass". I do not really understand how it is made, but finding it really amazing. I again believed this is another marketing tactics to boost sale.

May be one day I would see "durian in my drink" Who knows...

Day 269 after the event

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The weather seem to be getting warmer by every other days. The kids wanted to have outdoor activities but even after 7.30pm, it will be still hot, sweaty and tiring to be outside. And so I would refuse their requests.

I will "lock" them into their room with the air conditioning on and ask them to have some drawing and books reading. And most of the times, they will comply except the little will be "manja" and bargain for some others... I wish I can bargain too.

It was really funny that there seem to be there is another nude photo scandal. This time not the Hong Kong stars but closer to us, Philippine! Hmmmm.... I am actually thinking may be I could post my self-nude photo and get some attention. LOL!

Electronic Gaming

Voice of KM Chong Sunday, June 7, 2009 comments (0)

I remembered my childhood days were filled with joy. I had a group of childhood playmates who always joined me for fish catching, "gasing", "guli", fighter-spiders etc. I was good at my studies and so did not need to spend too much time in revising and homeworks. Before and after the school, I would be enjoying these home-made games. All these games required skill instead of luck. Those were the days with fun but as times go by, all childhood playmates either shifted homes or lost contact. Now I do not have any contact to anyone of them although I do know that some of them still staying at the home town.
The teenage life was where the life I was just introduced to the electronic gaming but my family was not wealthy and those electronic gaming was still consider luxurious toys. I still remembered I would save up 1 -2 weeks coins and at one bright weekend would have myself indulge in the gaming fun. I was not at all great at those games and I always my friends who were so skillful that a 20 cents coin would allow them to play at least half to an hour while I (pity myself) would just last for less than 5 minutes. Then I would just follow those friends but to admire them till they finished the whole games.
Till then, I had myself indulged in electronic games when I start earning my life. I had my first PC in my 22 (thanks to my sis), PS in age of 25, PS2 at 27, Dreamcast and Xbox in 28. These are the ages where most of my times spent on the gaming.
The elder and the younger seem to have inherit all these and they too like the electronic gaming. I believed all youngsters will enjoy the games. I had them equipped with PSP and NDS. I hope they will appreciate the difference. I need to save up to have all those electronic gaming fun but they will just need to ask for them... Kids, you will need to appreciate.

Day 263 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Thursday, June 4, 2009 comments (0)

Anticipating the arrival of the long awaited MacBook Air (MBA), I woke up and got myself ready on the road before 8am. I arrived the collection center for the courier service while they were still unloading the parcels. They were leisurely unloading without bothering you to wait anxiously. Some 10 minutes later, I spotted the parcel as my eyes focused my name on the top of the parcel box. Cool!

The MBA was nicely boxed and really have to appreciated my friend for his effort to box and trouble to ship. He was indeed doing the shipment for favors although he did indeed need to ship me his ancient laptop after he too switched wagon to Mac OSX.

The MBA is really a cool machine and a fine piece of art laptop. There is not close match from others. I had used IBM, Dell, HP, Asus, Hitachi, Acer, Vaio etc but all are clearly losers to this fruit -Apple.

I am still in the great anxiety mood with the new ownership of this MBA and I will definitely want to try the experience of both Mac OSX and Vista on this machine.

More images to come..

Garmin GPS on Dell mini 9

Voice of KM Chong Sunday, May 31, 2009 comments (0)

Tonight I tried the GPS and apparently I can lock on to the GPS satelites and transform the dell mini9 to be a 9" gps device. The only drawback is the signal strength may not be optimized and or require further enhancement or some form of antenna.

So far so good. I can really mobile with this little wonder now.

This is really worth for money finally

day 261 after the event

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I am blogging with the newly arrived Dell Mini 9 with the built in mobile broadband connection on a crippled Celcom broadband. The connection line is rather slow and always drop off. I could never get the advertised 384Kbps download speed but only at 1.2KBps even connected with HSPA. Although of the speed bump, I am still satisfied but annoy because of the waiting...

The mini9 somehow drain battery faster than my previous experience (without the build in broadband) The battery just cannot last longer than 2 hours. I started noticing that even in standby mode drain battery faster than other lappy. This make the mini 9 not really a feasible option for mobility because of this issue then.

When checking for any similar complaints online, I stumbled into a post of which the dell mini 9 indeed included a GPS chip which is hidden and disabled by Dell. After some driver install and uninstall, I managed to have the GPS port enabled. Wow... a little wonder for all the wireless connection needed.

If I manage to run it with Garmin then I will post up the step by step. All these follow up only possible when I arrived back home then.

Day 259 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Friday, May 29, 2009 comments (0)

The little one has always exhibited some talent in innovation. This round, he demonstrate with his ability to create with lego. He innovented a beetle bug like figure from the lego and I kind of like it so much that I had it placed beside your protrait so y0u can see his art works.

They are fast asleep tonight as they were eagerly waiting to go for the holiday when the morning break later. The elder one has always requested to go to the hill top for fun and so we are going to the Genting soon. The Genting was also a trip for two of us.. We also had spent quite some repeated tours up there with concerns, gambles, theme park etc.

The elder one remembered that he always with you together and so he is asking you to come along and I will not reject this idea at all.

There after the trip, we will descent to KL for another day and I will make full use of this time to trade for a Macbook Alum at a specially bargain price. Tonight as well, I received the WWAN version of Dell Mini 9. This is the 2nd time I owned this model. Now is mainly because it has upgraded to SIM card broadband ready at an excellent price tag of RM1099. Indeed I had order three sets.

It is a great machine and i am looking forward to transform the mini 9 into MacMini with Mac OSX. I believed next monday i will load it with the different OS.

Day 257 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Wednesday, May 27, 2009 comments (0)

Somehow, I resumed my once forgotten hobby... PC setup, sales and service. Only different was that now is laptop and netbook centric. Indeed, for the the last 10 days of silence moment from blog, I was busy in this fun again.

I have 5 laptops and 1 Macbook with me at one time. The setup and installation of XP/ Vista indeed costed most of my times. Of all of course the setup of Vista on Macbook is the greatest joy of all. There is no IBM compatible Laptop really comes closed to Macbook. No... But, Bill I am sorry. I am in love with Mac.

Nevertheless, the beauty of the Macbook with dual system immediately drew attention from my friend who without hesitated forcefully grab my Macbook away and paid me on spot. I could only wave goodbye to the Mac... I was also bad enough to influence another friend of mine to indulge in the Macbook arena. This costed him ~RM4k and he proclaims great affinity of preference of Macbook over Windows. It was also fun that we teleconference to have the Macbook dual boot system with XP.

Now it left only two low end laptop at my room and I was still busy searching for the Mac...and a mac replacement. I am trying the installation of Mac OSX onto a laptop. The download will take another few days and I shall believe I could install the Mac OSX onto my new toy...the Dell Mini9. But first of all, I will need to upgrade it to 16G SSD. This will be the fun for the month of June.

I am also eyeing on Macbook Alum and Air...if not the price are over RM6k... i could have just spend then... But I am always cautious...

Day 252 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Friday, May 22, 2009 comments (0)

I had been away from the net for at least 10 days. Not online for MSN, Facebook, Blogging etc. All because of a white Mac issue. I fall in love in Mac!
I believed I was introduced to Apple when I was still a kid at around form 2 age. It was named as Macintosh and the design was so unique as it was the first time I was introduce to world of computing. Then after I do not have chance to have my hands on it till now. Wintel solution of PC was so much copycat and there is no such thing call design in PC world. Sony may be is another optional in PC world as it is still unique in some sense.
Well, I had been trying to get myself familiar with Leopard OS at my age. Install and reinstallation to experience the OS. Third party software and compare them to their PC cousins.
After 1 week, I will declare that Windows, you are really far far behind and I just avoid to comment about the hardware then.
Mac, it is a salute for me to you.

Day 248 after the eventt

Voice of KM Chong Monday, May 18, 2009 comments (0)

Wow... it had been 12 days since I last updated the blog. There had been changes. I need to find time to upload images and progress.

I will be back!

Day 236 after the event

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I began the week with a funny incident. I went to office as normal after the normal chores of having to the school and nursery. However, I was so careless that I did not bring the suitcase and the laptop to office. And so I was bare-handed for the morning. This also marked the first time where I am such absent minded. I could only amused myself for this.

It was also this Monday that I received a so called reminder letter from a legal firm that I am having a debt of over two thousand of unsettled phone bill. It was amazing as I was totally unaware of such bad debts. After visit to the telekom(another unpleasant event as it requested me to come back due to system hang...) and I was clear that it was the last phone which I did not cut off after the biz had been shifted handed to a friend. And so even the business eventually close-off, the friend did not cut off the service or bother to have the line cut off and so the monthly fixed cost would accumulate. The friend called me apologizing the incident but I could not agree anymore of resolving the matter with myself paying first the debts. I would first try to have the incident appeal for a reduction of payment if possible as of why telekom did not cut off the line even after 3 months or 6 months or a year after no usage of the phone. I would need the friend to pay me first with the last and final figure of debt. This Friday... I would return to the shop again and hopefully the system will not hang then.

It was also Monday that i added another mini laptop or netbook to my list.. it was the Toshiba NB100. But soon after, I still perfer my sony vaio p. and so it would be in the list of sale.

Tuesday, the elder said he would like to buy white carnition for you on the event of mother day. This reminded me that this sunday would be a day for mother. The kids remembered.

So, the mother of the kids, do you know that your kids remembered. I am still on and off testing their memory of you. They are and continue are having a good memory of you. The little one still is still drawing a family with members of four. One of them has long hairs and it is you, my sooking

Day 234 after the event

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It was still drizzling outside when I parked the car after sending the elder to school. It was too early yet for the little one to be awaken. And so I could not help myself but to rest lazy on the bed with the mini laptop on my dummy browsing the web. It was really convenience for me as the tiny lappy can rest on my dummy without feeling any weight. Cool!

All of sudden, I wanted to login to your gmail account... and so I did.

I cried.... when I read back the emails I sent you last year. You were not reading them and I did not know if you would be able to do so. I browsed further and I read those mails when I was at state in 2006. We seldom had email exchange as we lived in the same house...but now I missed these so much as these really served as my memory.

The eyes were filled with tears and I still feeling the same as you were just not around 8 months ago.

I may have a new life now and soon, but the memory of not having you around will not be as easy as simply pressing the delete key for me and I will not choose to forget. You are my dearest wife.

Day 233 after the event

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I am blogging at front of your protrait. You were smiling to me and always.

Thursday night, I drove to Penang on an occasion to help a friend of mine to move back from Pg back to Ipoh. It was not ill 8.45pm I reached the Penang bridge. I, however under estimated the traffic jam on the bridge. And of course, I had been out of the island since 2006 and there has been a lot of changes to Penang as well. I finally arrived at the hotel at 45minutes later before too late to meet Stephen. He was the usual one with "rocky" costume and punky hairs... nothing too much to describe him. We then headed to Gurney for our dinner (actually I was staying at G Hotel) before I shown him with my GF...Sony Vaio P. He recently bought a HP mini and it was clearly not a closed contender to Sony Vaio P. Finally, I have something fancy to show him and make him "depressed"

On Friday morning, I drove to his new home. And on the way, I must passed by our last home, Springfield. On the few last visit to Penang, I did not passby these areas... and immediately, all memories rushed back soaking my eyes with tears uncontrollably. Those were the times we spent at the apartment and surrounding, grocery buying, fisherman grill's dinner, char kaoyteow, chicken rice etc. You were always the one buying breakfast and some fresh vege on every Sunday while the elder and I were still on the bed. It was really painful to have these remembered!

I swifted my focus to reach Stephen's home and so I could divert my attention to his fancy self designed rennovation home. It was really a grand house with personal taste and likings. I admire the office area. Great job! If you were with me, you would be teasing Stephen similarly as I did. You basically share almost the same home liking as I did.

It was already 5pm before I reached Ipoh. Although I planned to have a nap as along the way, I was kind of a dead fish if there was a bed at front. However, the black Sony Xperia 1 really caught my attention, although it was 2nd time I used this phone. I flashed it to wm6.5 before finally I could take a 15-minute nap.

It was a nightmare Saturday as I would need to be at office for physical inventories audit. And the last experience of non stop 30 hours was not really a pleasant one. I also suffered badly with flu. It was however, a smooth audit with I walking out of the factory at 6pm. It was still an almost 10 hours task. Without OT...sob!

Sunday, a usual morning with household cleaning. It was not till 1pm before I declared ready for myself to go out comfortably without worrying the home was still messy. The memory of you seem to be more frequent back on this week. I really did not know why. So much so, the little one also mentioned twice in a week that he dream about you. One at sis house and another one at my parents' house. Why? you must be worry that we would forget you!

SooKing, no matter what and what changes to me and the kids, you remain as my wife and the mother of the lovely kids. And you will always and forever on my mind.

I remember

Day 229 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Wednesday, April 29, 2009 comments (1)

Upset for the almost whole afternoon till now. And yet still not feeling any better. I also do not know the true reason behind the upset but I just feel blue and upset. I believed my face was not looked shiny and friendly at all.

Something has changed!

Day 228 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Tuesday, April 28, 2009 comments (1)

It was a usual night and so I had my dinner at sis's place. What really concern me was that the little one informed me again (twice in a week) that he dream of you. You were reminding him to go to the school and be a good little boy. He also mentioned you were in pink and green suit. I asked him if you were doing fine and so he replied yes. I did really hope you are doing great. I reminded him, however if next time he dream about you, please ask why you did not want to come to my dream!

I started to have date. And so I tried. The fortune teller once told me that I would have second wife and I did not understand how. And so now I realized that it really meant I would lost you then met another one. Of course, I do not believe anyone would be able to replace you and I am not looking for one. Everyone is unique and individual.

I would however still felt the loneliness and loss of you. I confessed that I would still cry for you.

How are you now, SooKing

Day 226 after event

Voice of KM Chong Sunday, April 26, 2009 comments (1)

The little one had a sport day today and he was really looking for this event. I had him to the field at 8.05am and he was energetic towards the sport event. The event did not start till 9.10am and he was waiting anxiously. It was really a great event as I could see some humorous acts from the innocent kids. Their acts were so natural and innocence. It was really nice for being a kid.

After an hour, it was the event of the little one. I could see his anxiety and he could really run fast and accomplish the task easily. After all, his team won for being completed the race earlier. We then left the field and headed toward your area for paying you a visit. After all, the kids had not been seeing you for at least 3 weeks.

At return to home, I started feeling giddy and only could help myself by resting on bed. It was fortunate that the kids were just playing with toys at their room and so I could take the short time to nap. Unknowingly, the flu really got me and made him slept till 6pm and the condition worsen. I called my sis and had the kids away so to avoid cross infection to them.

I was then declared down with flu.

Day 225 after the event

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This morning, I had made another first trial.. Haha, seem like a lot of first trial nowaday. Yes, I had the hill walk this morning. I woke up at 6.05am and picked a friend heading to the Menglembu hill. It was somehow, embarassing that on the way, i needed to stop the car at Caltex to let go something before the journey up the hill started. It was already 7.05am when we finally ready to walk up the hill. It was a refreshing hill walking as the journey to the almost top took us around 30 minutes when I was already exhausted. It was a great excersize although tiring for me. I would definitely make this as regular weekly excersize. I shall come here again next Sunday. I would be looking for a higher reach of the hill next week.

At evening, I drove to Lawan Kuda for a dinner. It was meant for my uncle. It was another great eat out at this famous restaurant. The kids again were the one blowing the candles. I returned home feeling a bit giddy and cold. I knew myself had caught a cold at the night before as I already felt the impact ever at the morning, but perhaps the morning exercise had delay the effect to be surfaced to be felt. I then buried myself in blanket hoping to warm up.

Day 221 after the event

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Today was a scheduled leave and so I thought I could wake up later. But instead, I almost forgotten that I would need to have the elde to the school at before 7am. I remembered the wake up time although I was reluctantly raising my body from the bed. Post the transportation, I cleaned up the filthy fish tank, in preparation of a golden arowana fish. I really wish it will last long as it would really mark the first in my life to keep a golen arowana. Although my family members have been keeping arowana even I was just 8 years old. Those time I could still remembered to hunt for lizard as the prey of the arowana. I also remembered that every 1 or 2 days, my father would drive us to a friend home which housed more than 10 arowana fishes. I could remembered still that a single one would cost a few thousand or ten of thousand...

Then I had a quick breakfast drink with friend before going to the phone accessories wholesale store for some accessories. Those items were really cheap and I must say it here as I am also taking the price advantage for profit. At least this is the life of mechandizing.

I also had the phone bill settled as it had amounted to over RM300. It was really only 1 month bill and I would need to seek way to reduce the cost of calling and sms. Next I spent another RM200 ++ for the car servicing. I indeed had skipped once but I could not let go for skipping the second service as it already drove at least more than 10,000 km. It was really not the money but the duration of waiting the service that would kill me. I wasted at least two and half hours. Before returning home, I had my hairs trimmed with a new style. This would also mark the first time I am having a different hairs style. I believed you would never believe I have this hairs style...

Day 220 after the event

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On night of 4/18, we had a simple gathering for my daddy's 70th birthday. It was really simple as we even prepared not enough food for the guests. I had a whole roasted pork to the guests and it was a great one as it was eaten while it was still hot.

Times fly, my father is 70 and I am also fast approaching 40... I believed the next celebration on the line will be the mother day in May. Let's have another fun with gathering.

day 214 after the event

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It is 214. 2.14 or February 14. It is a date for lovers. And coincidently, today also the 4/14 as black valentine day. A date meant for single like me now.

Along the driving way home, I remembered that I indeed had message over the air to you before. It was in 1997 sometimes after you had discharged from hospital. I believed we manage to hear the message throught the DJ before entering to your bro's house. I still remember it required fax in at 03-4439988. I did the fax when I went back to the office with you inside my car. You were not expected at all and smiled happily when heard the message through the air.

If I fax in now for a song dedication to some one speical, would one really can help?

Day 216 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Monday, April 13, 2009 comments (0)

In evening, the niece called informing me that she had an accident. The accident was that she drove on the other side of the lane and eventually hit by a lorry. The car was damaged somehow slightly according to her at the back. I did not have any chance to inspect the damage yet but the car definitely can be repaired.

I was not in good mood somehow in the night. It was really not because of the damage to the car or anybody else's fault. It was really myself. I just somehow found myself burdensome nowaday. And so I called myself monster.

Furious about our health care provider : shame on you

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At 11.30pm, the little one complained about stomachace and PM a few times within a hour. Normally he would not have complain if he could take the pain. I worried and so brought him to the so called "Specialist Hospital" (one of the prestigous hospital in Ipoh) for immediate medical consultation. It was never a pleasant experience to deal with those so called health care service provider... and this time, it turned out to be true again and history repeated for itself...

Upon arrival, I hugged the little one to the emergency bay. The nurse just stared at me and asked me why. I said he had stomachache etc. She did not even bother to ask me to have the kid to the bay for examination, but instead asked me to fill up a form. Having this, I immediately had my anger on and replied loudly "What type of emergency service is this. you only bother for paper work while not even bother to look at the patient .." The nurse was emotionless and insisted me to fill up the form and asked me the little one is elder or younger or how many kids. I wrote on the paper 2. She asked again and I replied " You do not know how to read number is it? Isn't this is 2?" Another nurse came to help with asking me to have the little one weighted. Then I was directed to have the little one to the sick bay for examination. I looked around and there was only the little one and another Indian kid. So I timed to see when would the little one be attended to. And so the little one was attended to within 3 minutes. This was still ok... but the doctor behaviour and "professionism" really questionable.. He started asking a lot of questions (as usual, the diagnosis of doctor only is ask) blablabla..and when he asked "Does he has fever?" I silent and he asked again. I said "How do I know now? You are a doctor, isn't it you are going to tell me or use a thermometer to check?" He turned and murmured to his nurse and I teased him why not using a thermometer to check now! And he became inpatience and threw his patient record pad and seeing this I told him I would file an official complaint to his administration for this rudeness. Then he changed and started having some "diagnosis" on the little one. Then he walked away without telling me anything.

Later, he asked what did I want to do?I was really shocked with his "suggestion" I teased with replying that "isn't that a doctor must advice and tell the patient what to do instead of the patient informed the doctor to do something?" Then he said to have medication and I answered fine. I paid and left this so call health care service provider. This was just another unpleasant encounter with the medical staffs and I remembered this was the same doctor. Shame on you! Doctor

I would never give face to the health care service provider as nowaday it is so commercialized and they do not serve the community with heart. I acknowledged they would face hundred of different patients. but if you cannot do the job, then please do not do it and do not call yourself nurse and doctor. Shame on you!

i will write a letter of complaint to the hospital.

Nurse and Doctor, it is the psychological manner you will need to offer to the patients. With your sincere attention, the patients would feel better even thought the psychological assistants may not help curing the illness. Shame on you...

Day 215 after the event

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It was Saturday night when I had the movie "Fast and Furious 4". I, however did not find this was a good movie, simply because it fancied about the driving speed and heroin act of fast driving vehicles and stereotyping of "sexiest ladies with cars" I would only watch it as mean of leisure but not finding it bringing any value of life to its audients.

During the movie, I heard blowing whistle whenever some sporty cars were screened. It really seem that guys are really enjoying and acknowledging such heroin acts of speedy driving instead of safe driving. I did not reject the idea of great cars, but not for a mean of youngster as a way to show off how speedy they could drive on road.

Prior to the screen of this movie, the preview of "terminator and transformer" seem interesting enough to have myself return for these two movies. I will return to cinema for these two titles when they are on screen later. Let's hope it will be a great movie.

Day 210 after the event

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Today at afternoon, while I was retreating my car from car park, my phone rang and a friend of mine, Ben excitedly called announcing that he seem to have found a way to unlock the 3G iphone with the latest baseband 4.22.01. He mentioned that he was actually calling me from the 3G Iphone via the Maxis network. This is amazing as I yet to hear that it is openly inform that the 3G Iphone at baseband 4.22.01 was unlockable.

He later shown me the Iphone 3G at baseband 4.22.01 and here are the steps by steps he had taken. I would not be responsible for the unlock success but he really had done so.

1) from baseband 2.30.01, upgrade to firmware 2.2.1

2) upgrade to firmware 3.0beta and the baseband will be at 4.22.01

3) use quickpwn 3.02 and jailbreak and activate options

4) at completion of quickpwn 3.02, force downgrade to firmware 2.2 thru itune restore

5) error code 1013

6) phone restarted

7) use a no pin lock sim and connect to itune again

8) let itune sync and work on

9) phone unlock success

10) telco signal detected with baseband 4.22.01

The steps could miss out one or another but fundamentally it require upgrade to higher baseband then downgrade via firmware 2.2.1. Forget the error code 1013 and activate the phone and hopefully even at baseband 4.22.01, the phone had been unlocked just like the phone shown to me. I will post a photo with baseband and the telco signal soon.

Great trial!

Day 209 after the event

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The poslaju center called me today informing I had a delivery. Althought I did not recall if I had made any purchase but I did suspect it would be the ipod nano 8G. It was really a redemption gift from Maybank. At lunch time, I arrived to the center and my guess turned out to be reality.

I normally did not listen to songs. And so this ipod could be ended up in my drawer or be a gift to a friend of mine. I just want to have good use of the ipod especially someone who works extensively around the clock and would definitely require some blessing from the songs to re-fresh.

Day 208 after the event

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The alarm broke the early morning awaking me from the sleep. Today I would need to have a visit to the grand parents rest area and I really wish I could deliver the message. I had begged them to have you look after. With this visit and praying, I did really hope so at least there would be some accompany for you.

The cycle took 5 hours and by the time, I returned to home, it was already 1pm and so I have the afternoon nap. Today was really productive.

Day205 after the event

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At the lunch time, I went to visit you. I did not have any place to go for this lunch hour and did not feel like eating and as such, I just drove to have a short stay with you. Upon, arrival, there was another praying session and I could see that there was again a butterfly flying around. I remembered it would be the the same with a butterfly for your session. Is it true that the spirit can disguise into this form during the praying session. I did not know!

Today, I had mentioned something to you and I would need to attend to an important get together. I will see you again next week. Btw, I had decided to attend the yearly Ching Ming to my grand-grand parents althought it was somehow against the tradition as I was told not suppose to do so. I insisted as I would like to inform my grand-grand parents to take care of you as you are my wife. After all, this is my wish to my grand grand parents! please help to take care of Soo King, your grand grand daughter-inlaw

By election

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I believed BN will win for the three by election. I am feeling that the recent progress really not favourable to the other allies. There are way too much weakness similarly exposed on the allies. BN, you will win. trust me

Day 203 after the event

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At noon, on the way to fetch the little one from nursery, eye withnessed this accident and I captured the scene while passing by with my native phone camera. The car had over-driven to the center divider and stucked. I did not know, however eventually if the car could be driven again or require tolling assistance. Phew! I guessed it will reminded me of driving safely as recently I had been driven the car in a rather fast and furious manner. I would just pressed on the accelerator and squeezed through the jam... That was not at all my driving stuffs. I will shift back.

Day 202 after the event

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On Sunday, I had added a few members to the garden. I had bought a red seed-flowers plants which resembled good fortune and somehow I had placed it at the before entrance of the main door. Everyone would have seen it when passingby. I felt comfortable with it at the garden and I hope it would everyone who passby the door would feel its harmony.

Nevertheless of this comfortability, somehow the sore throat quietly re-visited althought I thought it would have been cured. The pain obviously reminded me that it was not totally vanished yet. The intense pain whenever drinking water really annoyed me. But I would still resist to seek medical aids as I still have great trust to myself. My antibody will surely overcome it. I will!

Day 201 after the event

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Without notice, it had been over 200 days. The weekend I requested a friend of mine to join me in a mid night movie. This would be the first movie after we last visit the cinema for movie. I could still remember the last movie we had was "Kung Fu Panda" in mid of 2008. It was indeed requested by the elder to have that moive and it was on your expenses. I was so stingy to have called you to confirm for the movie when you were attending for some school funtions in the Saturday afternoon. It was almost 1 year from now.

The mid night show went on smoothly without any disturb feeling. And so I believed may be I could one day have movie alone then.

I wish to have accompany but if it wasn't then I would need to familiarize with watching movies alone. Btw it was also so coincident that the left seat of mine during the moive was empthy. I had always wanted you to be seated at my left side and so it was empty now.

Day 197 after the event

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In the afternoon during the lunch hour, I drove purposely to TM to downgrade the Streamyx package. I had been using Streamyx since late 2005 till now ported from Penang to Ipoh on the RM88 1Mbps free modem package. It was however still require to service the monthly rental of RM26 ++ and so the total packaged cost will be at RM115.

I used to download 24 x 7 for movies when you are around as the movie were always your accompany and favourites during leisure. It was at least one thing I will do it daily for you to search and download the latest series. Now, it is required any longer as I seldom or do not watch these movie. And so, I decided to cut down the download speed from 1Mbps to 384Kbps for my night surfing and download. I believed it would still meet my demand. In contrast, the true benefit would be that I would save RM50 each month because of the change of package. Besides, if I calculate the electricity cost of almost 24 hours PC times per day for a month which will equal to approximate RM35 per month, then the total saving would transfer to RM85. Not bad!

At least I am making way and progress to cost save and avoid.

Nevertheless, the waiting to make this to reality really annoyed me. TM never improves the level of service to its client. I would praise for Immigration department for their fast passport processing as I renewed the international passport within half an hour including of waiting time. In comparison, the waiting duration for TM was 45 minutes althought there were really 4 of them in front of me. The actual process for the request to downgrade took on 3 minutes but I needed to wait for 15x longer. No longer I called Streamyx as Slowmyx!

Re-visit to school

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This afternoon, I needed to hand in an application form to your school on one of your filing, which I really do not know what are for. But it is your school and for you and so I will do it without any complaint at all. At first I thought of why not just mail the form back as I was not really feeling that fit to be exposed to the sun. But I drove to the school for one purpose. I wish to have my eyes on the stone table which was suppose to be a memorial to you. I wish to eyes withness it in good shape and I will promise myself to have a glance of it in every year. It is a memorial!

Day 195 after the event

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Today, after a night of suffering, the medication seem to have helped my antibody to retaliate and enabled me to regain my strength. Thankyou to my antibody as without you, I would not be able to stay on for so long. After all, I do not think anybody will indeed appreciate the inborn antibody. Everyone perhaps will take for granted as this is given. Allow me to say again, Thank you, you have done a great job, please keep up!

In another day, the little one will blow a cake with candles of five. I believed you would always remember this date. We were in the State on this day when we were just three of us and one still in our body. You are admitted to the Chandler Hospital at approximately 4am and all I could do was to register but could not accompany you to the awaiting patience room as the elder was indeed sick and could not follow to the preparation area. When I saw you again, you already dressed in the patience suits and I remembered hearing you saying go home with the kid and come back later. You emphasized that you can handle and waved me goodbye. I drove home and had the elder slept for another 3 hours before went to the nursery. I needed to go to the hospital and so I reminded the care taker that the elder was indeed with illness and with extra care. I arrived at the hospital again and led to the room and immediately the nurse handed me our Wilson and wrapped my waist with his identity marking. I am the proud father again and I could still remember glancing you smiled in tears and happiness. Soo King, you are a great mother and you had done a great job. I do not remember if I had mentioned this before, but my dear wife, you are a great mother and really you had done the greatest job of all to the kids. They will know and I will ensure they will know and remember.

We named the little one Wilson as a mark of the kid was born in US, a foreign country from our home and we had some sacrify on this.

Wilson, I hope you will remember your dearest mother whenever you are blowing the candles. With every added candle, you must cherish and appreciate your mother. I will tell you more when you grow up.

The hospital indeed had a foot printing on the identity card and it is so unique. Let's see it.

Books pending to be finished reading

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This week, i had shopped for these 5 books and I wish I could at least finish half of them before end of March. After all the ambitious habit to have 2 books per month will be resumed.

I really wish I will be able to deliver.

Day 194 after the event

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I always do not understand chinese culture and tradition. This is especially true especially dealing with the departure ceremony. I could not understand why it needed to be another day but not the official day of the visit to the departured as per on every 4/4 of the calendar!

No one seems manage to give me a good answer but quoting this is the tradition.

I did not manage to wake up in the morning until I was awakened by my dad-inlaw. I was re-aslept after I woke up at around 5am due to the severe pain of sore throat. The suffer never gotten better but worsen in the night. I could hardly sleep.

When we arrived at the place of rest, there were already a bundle of people, busy with burning and praying. And so did I thought that I would need to follow the tradition. I too asked the kids to burn whatever that supposed to be burnt. It was thought that the burning of whatever from this earth will enable the so called property be transformed to another world for the loved one new belonging. I could not believe so but do not oppose as this is again TRADITION.

Post the event, my condition worsen as I could feel the flaming of the throat and heat built up with bone ache. I could not help but to return to the room to rest. I was half dead as the body was so aching and painful. The kids soon left to hometown as I did not have the fitness to take care of them. When i was able to regain some strenght, it was already 4pm and I finally seek medical attention and the doctor indeed given me an antibiotic injection to help release the pain.

I knew I will never take good care of myself until the last moment but I will not simply give up

btw, I knew your wish for today as well; you will not want me to burn anything to you or ask anything from me as I truly know your wish is to have me bring up the kids properly. You will not ask for others but only this. I know.

Day 193 after the event

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The little one always fortunate as his birthday is closed to his dear aunt whose treats him like prince. His birthday always will get pre-arrangement. He is still the same one with happy face blowing the candles. I did not know if he will make a wish but I knew you will be smiling when you see him blowing the candles. His actual birthday will be on next tuesday and for sure I will need to find time to buy some candies to his fellow classmate at nursery. I remembered that you will be the one shopping around for candies and wrapping up in a gift form to distribute to the kids. This year, I will still have the tradition to continue but without wrapping. I remembered!

Last night was not a great night as I suffered with food poison and fever. The pro-longed sleeping made my back tremendously painful. Therefore, I woke up at 5+ and clearing up the messy rooms. I managed to diverted my attention without noticing I was actually had great pain at the forehead. The kids room was re-arranged with 2 laptops, 1 printer and 1 scanner. I really hope they will make full use of these tools instead of just watching pokemon from youtube or playing games. After all, I know you will like this arrangement to the kids although it is just some rearrangement without a color matching study table. Just that I am still looking for a piano for them and a place to house it soon.

Day 192 after the event

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I had earlier the night with steamboat BBQ and at the time of leaving, I started feeling stomach upset and my guess was right... I had food poison! At arrival to home, I went to the toilet twice with continuous purging. This really made me exhausted.

I tried to meditate to battle the pain which start to intensify at 11pm. Luckily I was able to go to sleep without bother the stomach upset feel. The purge continue throughout the night. The event reminded me of a similar night when we were at Medan where I also had the food poison and require injection at hotel. It never helped till I vomitted everything from the stomach at the night. It was almost similar but that was about 10 years ago with you taking care of me beside.

At morning, I still able to get up and went to office but the chill at office made me discomfort and forced me to leave office at 11am. After the medication, I was again luckly as I was able to get to sleep. I believed sleep and rest will help and here I am now. I am preparing for attending a dinner which meant for my sis birthday gathering. The little one birthday also around the corner. But I do not think we will have celebration instead of buying a cake or candy for the little one to distribute at his nursery.

Day 191 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Thursday, March 19, 2009 comments (0)

It was unexpected that I would need to have leaves on Tuesday and Wednesday instead of the planned Thursday and Friday.Nevertheless, the plan to have the kids to have a rest at Penang never changed. We indeed spent a night at Penang.

First changes I could see is the extension of penang bridge which is now soon taking shape. I can see the third lane at the side. Next, I see changes of Queen Bay Mall with more international branding outlets. I still remembered when we visited it at late 2005 when it was first open, it was still half empty and we only spend less than half an hour. We did never return to this mall again even you actually spent another year in Penang when I shifted to Ipoh.

The night at the hotel was never an easy one as I could not sleep at all. The bed was comfortable and soft but yet I just could not fall into dream. It has not been the first time as I started observing I could not sleep at hotel with the kids around. Perhaps I was worry about the safety of the hotel. I do not know.

The kids however were overjoy. They are really enjoy the shopping and fishes. I believed next stop i will bring them will be Genting Highland. We also quite often go to Genting although you did not like the casino. I still remembered the "golden phrase" you had... " once you lost this RM10, let get back to room and sleept" then we laughed and left the casino.

Day 184 after the event

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On the way home this evening when passing by the famous Sam Tet primary school, i spotted a few of school buses picking the passengers. This is absolutely normal scene for Malaysian. But what made me sad was that, the pick up is not done at a road side or special bus stop, but instead directly on the road with the 3 feet or shorter pupils lined up to board on the bus while the busy vehicles are passing by just not more than half a feet away?

How could these bus operators have such type of attitude of "tak apa" as long as making money out of the passengers without any sense of safety. If these were the secondary students who can already take better care of themselves, although still risky, then i may curse the bus operators less...but these are not more than 10 years old pupils...

I will try passing by again tomorrow and take some images... This really require some attention of the relevant enforcement party. After all, human life should not be compromised. School bus operators, pls be more safety minded.

Day 182 after the event

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I will need to apologize... I am in love...

I am in love with Sony Vaio P. It is a micro laptop which weighted only around 650g and I can almost really hand carry it anywhere and everywhere.

The built of the machine is so nice except for a few spot of imperfection of gap at the LCD panel area. Else it is an almost perfect machine. Nevertheless, Sony has chosen a bad OS. the Vaio P is bundled with resources hungry Vista which make the laptop crawling while booting to the system. Once in the system, the vista still operating in acceptable manner although i really wish it can be faster.

I had tried Dell mini 9 prior to this change. The limitation of mini 9 was due to the cramped keyboard and some slimmed size key on the keyboard which constantly making me typed wrongly and palm aching after some extended typing. The Sony Vaio P has an almost full sized keyboard and making my typing most comfortable.

Althought it is really over priced but handling of it really offered me some sense of belonging and stylist feel... as while I was indeed walking with the vaio p on hand during shopping, there were girls spotted the laptop and exclaim with interests, although I did hope that they indeed impressed by me rather than the laptop...lol :)

OK, I declared again... I am in love.. in love of Sony Vaio P

Day 181 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Monday, March 9, 2009 comments (0)

180 days marked the 6 months departure by now. It was not a short period but neither a long duration. But the changes could be drastic and dramatic. Things changed, I changed...I changed from with dummy with a slimmer dummy(great :)) I changed with some noticeable white hairs(bad)

Indeed, we just returned from the KL trip and I spent quite crazily to buy stuffs... and most importantly I sold the existing bulky laptop and replaced with a micro laptop. And the crazy part was that the price of the mini laptop is double of the bulk lappy which is at least 3x more powerful...

The kids still ran around like before and they said they remembered the last trip with you. And they still did not change with always only wanted for a better class hotel but not those budget hotel. So i picked the RM3xx per night at Swiss Garden. But I was not at rest even at this priced hotel room. There seem to be some form of disturbance as I always 'afraid' of unwanted guest at hotel room. So eventually, i was half asleep the whole night. Nothing happen as I knew you will be around us as guardian.

I would be uploading images soon once i downloaded them to the new gadget laptop. In the meantime, please bear with me lo. My apology!

Day 176 after the event

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Today and tonight was really emotional. The inner feel was easily influenced. After the kids were aslept, it would be me again for my time. Entire time and space belongs to me now and it seems to be too much and too empty. I could not help but to be reminded that I am alone.

Some one actually in earlier commented that I do not need to be purposely recorded down the feeling for how much I would miss my late wife. It goes on commented as if to disguise showing my love with self protraiting myself to be the greatest husband of all.

Well, I did not write down my progressive feeling just to "show off" or use as a way to bait other girls into my love. Although I do not reject if I were given chance to have a date, but I am absolute sure of that I do not need to self protrait with great rommance through showing how much I would love my late wife. I am sorry for the person who commented this and if there was anything that I had done to result such comment, I would apologize openly and wish the person in peaceful mind. Please do not live on with hatre and stick on the sad memory.

Nowaday, I hate the feeling of driving alone especially at night.. It really reminded me for being alone.

Back to future of mobile phone test drive

Voice of KM Chong Monday, March 2, 2009 comments (0)

I believed I started to get back to my previous life. Back to the future with continuous test drive of the latest mobile phone... Is this a good sight?

I bought a samsung phone... I remembered at the moment you are in serious condition, I was also using a samsung phone... and now today I have a dual sim samsung phone. I do not know why I will ever need to have dual sim card phone as I do not have a great deal of people to call. Indeed I seldom call nowaday except for works.

Casual calls? who? noboday!

After 1 hour of the phone, i gave up. Yes it is an amazing touch screen phone, but the difficulty in navigate really drive me off. I am fast disposing it now.

Drawing of the little one

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The little one dropped these sketch drawing. He said he wanted to let you see them And so, I scanned in here. If possible, please tell the little one he has draw some great sketches and we like them so much.

I have him convinced that he will draw more for further keeping as a part of growing up memory.

Day 175 after the event

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Tonight seem to be quite disturbed with two incidents

1) I received a letter from Takaful. It offered a "caring" note of the loss

2) a credit card statement from C-Bank.

Incident 2 was the one really made me to become a furious man...

I had terminated the credit card ever since you departed with fax in of the relevant documents to declare of the unavailability. And yet after 6 month, the "beggar" still issuing a statement with an active account. When I called again tonight, these were parts of the conversions which was so fantastic to me (B - bank, k -me)

B : sir, may i know what fax number you fax in the doc?

k : how do i remember after 6 months

B : but you will need to tell me which number you use for me to check!

k : ok, then pls tell when yesterday at 6pm who did you call and what number? If you able to tell me this for your yesterday event, i locate the fax number from my machine. Can you tell me the number you call then?

B : i do not remember

k : so?

B : then pls fax in again

k : why do i need to do it again as i had done the faxing 6 months ago?

B : can you pls leave me your contact number?

k : do you like me so much or love my raising voice so much that you miss me and want to call me? can you give me your mobile number so i can call you to follow up?

B : the mobile number is personal to me

k : then my number also private to me

B : then how do we check up with you

k : what are you checking and need to call me. Just close the account and resolve it with the doc. why do u need to call me as I am not your client

B :...

I know I am being in anger, but i really cannot help as they are really so so follow protocol..

No wonder C-bank in capter 11. it is indeed no better than other like CIxx bank

Day 172 after the event

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Last week I added two new gadgets while thinking to dispose off the existing monster laptop which bought in Feb 2008. It was bought at the eve of the CNY and we also had some quarrel over some matter on the occasion of reunion meal. I said next time I do not want to be so late for the reunion gathering meal... and yes I got it as I will never be late as I will be alone.

I had bought a mini laptop so as to use it whenever outdoor for web surfing. I also added a new gaming gadget for kids. This time is the Nintendo Wii. But after a while, the kids lost the interests and prompted me to re-deploy it soon.

I also thought of renovating the room, the masterbed room. I would like to have a custom floor sitting extended table just at the side the bed. After all, this will be my new workstation.

Day 171 after the event

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I am getting more and more careless. While reversing the car, I did not aware that there was a tree remain (which could not be viewed from the rear mirror) at back and thus hitting it resulted the entire bumper being pulled down and dropped off.

If this happened at night time, I could have blamed myself for not seeing in dark. However, this took place at noon time while the sun was at zenith of my head. At last, I need to manual "hang" it to the car with its original bracket still in place. When I drove the car to the Nissan service center, I was informed that they did not provide mudguard service as they only know how to change filter and replenish lubricant. Else nothing more... WTF? a service center without the capability to service the car?

Finally, I did it myself with trying to align the bumper with its right bracket and I hope it can survive for a few more days before I can locate the right service guy.

Another key lessons of the day

1) Cannot assume. Thing that does not see or cannot see, it really does not mean no hidden danger

2) A service center does not provide full car maintenance service but only filter and lubricant change

3) Always need to be resourceful and smart for work around.

What a bad day for me. I am definitely looking forward to dose off the car now!

Day 170 after the event

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At the moment of writing this blog, I had not been slept for more than 28 hours. This is due to the continuous "team building" through the physical inventories count. It was indeed a fun and good event to locate the parts inside the main store, receiving etc.

Team work is really the matter of success in such cycle count.

After this, I would like to have a good hot shower and rest for a few hours before I pick up the kids as I had not been seeing them for more than 48 hours..

Political progress in Malaysia

Voice of KM Chong Tuesday, February 17, 2009 comments (0)

I am truly upset with the progress of the political in my beloved country. There is just scandal after scandal without any offer of help to the country economy. Personal attack and privacy intrusion is everywhere.

Where is Malaysia moving to be? I want stable politic and healthy growth of economy. Am i asking too much?

Day 164 after the event

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These two days were quite disturbed. Not only because of the un-welcome uncertainty progress of work, i was also somehow bothered by some bitter sour comments. I truly understood the comment objective and everyone deserve one's right to choose his/her choice of method to handle some memory, be it some happy sweet memory or bitter sad rememberance.

But there is something I learned, one can never live in hatre. If one live in hatre, then whatever once used to be sweet memory will gigantisize to unforgettable pins in heart as it always bother. When there is no more love or affinition, whatever once used to be the sweetest moment turned to be the haunted curse.

This is true. When there is love, even the fart is smelled as sweet. When the love is gone, even honey will be tasted as bitter vomitting favour.

Bottomline, is how you treat others and think of other, you will get the same reaction. No one wants to be challenged or intruded.

Rest in peace. Nobody owe you something and you do not owe anyone anything. It takes two to tango. I hope I will always remember this learning.

Day 162 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Sunday, February 15, 2009 comments (0)

2/14. Valentine day. It was a day crafted by business genius to seize profit by making full use of the event which suppose to mean for thoughts of the loved one. I can bet almost if not all business are grabbing this golden day for business. Restaurant and gifts & flower shops must be full of orders.

I did not buy you any flowers nor any gift when visiting you. I really hope you were not the same as of those who "greatly showing-off" with the gifts or flowers on their arms while walking meaninglessly inside the mall. I also could not remember if we did really celebrate any Valentine day. But every now and then, we were together without failure and I believed every moment of us together will be our valentine days.

At night, I had both kids as my accompany for the golden Valentine night. I informed the kids that tonight was Valentine nights and explain the meaning to them. And they gave me two rare questions which I choked on words to reply them... "why mommy is not with you?" "why you do not have a valentine?"

It took an extended moment to get us served with the orders although we were clever enough to dine at a normal "kopitiam". While waiting, the kids asked why there were so many dressed up girls and walking around. I followed their eyes and start observing... ya, there were quite a number of couples and the girls were "slightly" dressed up. It was a night for thoughts of the other half and I wish all couples will be granted with happiness and I wish the couples after tonight will understand more of the meaning of relationship and rommance. It was not meant as to show off with how exclusive the dinner was, how many flowers received, what gifts presented, what cars the guys are driving, how handsome is my boyfriend etc. Valentine means the thoughts of other half at any occasion.

I texted a few friends of mine and I was delighted as I was still manage to get responses.

After all, it was just another night without any special meaning without you around. But I will remember you have given me a special gift and I deeply know I was the one you fully in love. And I already have a great valentine. And she is you.

Thankyou my dear SooKing, my wife.

Day 161 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Friday, February 13, 2009 comments (0)

At the eve of Valentine, you "planned" a secret gift which delivered to me quietly. If I were given a choice, I would like you to be beside me instead of a gift.

I really appreciated your thoughts of me and our family.

I thought I had adapted and re-aligned without crying... After all, I am still crying. I miss you!

Day 158 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Tuesday, February 10, 2009 comments (0)

On the 15th of the Lunar calendar or the last day of the Chinese Spring Festival, I had a mistake of calling a friend. I did not aware of the time and thus shocking the person from sleep. I was then felt terribly sorry for waking up my friend. I was sorry for causing such trouble of awaking the person. I am sorry for the call and interruption.

At night, I was fortunately to have another friend accompany me with tea and chiness chess playing. It was indeed a relaxing night although disturb with some thoughts.

Day 155 after the event

Voice of KM Chong Saturday, February 7, 2009 comments (0)

This week, I finally managed to align back my life as to be before your departure. Although there is still loneliness and uncomfortable (due to no companionship) but I found myself had begun adapting to this new life. After all, the only difficulty is that I do not need to "report" and thinking of this will always make me blue as if I myself was deserted.

I used to drink a glass of wine or two now at night. And more importantly, I wish I can have myself focus and re-invent my ambition.

There has been so many "notes" to me that I had lost the previous "arrogant" of me.

Am I really arrogant?

Defection

Voice of KM Chong Friday, February 6, 2009 comments (0)

My dear, you were with me at the formation of new government in Perak state after the last election. And now not after a year later, a new government is to be formed with the different members who we had selected to be out of the state ruling agents.

This time around was

due to a-three not worth to be named highly purely politicians of personal gain defection. Due to this defection, the goverment shift hand and we, Perakian are under the same group of ruling agents again after we voted them out of the DUN.

Defections are everwhere!

Today is a sad day as the plot used only tell us one thing. Personal gain is on top of every other mean

Democracy, rest in peace!

Birthday

Voice of KM Chong Tuesday, February 3, 2009 comments (0)

It was a quiet day and night after all, although I received some birthday greetings through SMS. Someone asked what would be my birthday wishes. I replied that there are no more wishes.

I would want to thank a friend who texted me at far with more than ten of thousands miles away. I also appreciated a friend who bought me a cake. I felt warm when some friends called me although I did not have chance to response.

There is at least a call I could never receive.

There is at least a call I could be receiving.

There is at least a call

So what would leave for wishes without this call.

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