Sepet makes me cry!!

Posted: 31st July 2010 by Jacky Yong in Movies and TV Shows
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Okay, I admit it! I’m a cry baby, maybe a little emotional. My eyes were a bit wet when I saw this last night…..

Okay okay, I cried, there, happy?

I did not know how powerful the movie can be! It was already late, I should be sleeping, but I watched a short clip and I could not stop!

Photo credit : YASMIN AHMAD/AFP/Getty Images

There there, don't cry my baby! Seems to be talking to me :'(

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Fucking is a place in Austria!

Posted: 24th July 2010 by Jacky Yong in Current Affairs
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OMG!!! I can’t believe this is true! There really is a place called Fucking in the world! It’s a small town located in Austria near the eastern border with German. It was already in existence 800 years ago. So you can really forgive the townsfolk when they resist the idea of changing the name to something more ….. ahem, appropriate.

The place is also near Salzburg, where the movie “The Sound of Music” was filmed, so if you’re going to that place anytime soon for a vacation, please remember to add this place to one of your “must-visit” locations.

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You'll fall off the bike too if you suddenly see this sign!

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My nightmare begins

Posted: 4th July 2010 by Jacky Yong in Current Affairs, Silly me
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I have been warned for many many times before this. I have already prepared myself mentally to begin to accept this inevitable consequences.

You see, I have now changed job, since 1st July. I am no longer working in Cyberjaya, and I loved the place! (The town, NOT the workplace) Now my new company is located in Midvalley. I have been pondering for a very very long time whether or not to work at that place. Transportation was, and IS, the only obstacle that repels me away. I have tried to wear a positive mindset, but that obviously did not work.

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A day in the life of a tuition teacher

Posted: 29th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Computers
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6:30 am : She woke up, the kids and I are still asleep. Washed the cloths, 4 pails of them! I am not working today, so sleeps until quite late. Normally I do the washing.

7:00 am : I’m still not yet awake, so she kicked me up. I promised to go see how her typical day would look like.

7:34 am : Barely makes it out from Bandar Putra Permai. There is a terrible jam near the construction site where they are still building Giant. But then again, it is always jammed at the damn Serdang Interchange, with or without the Giant.

7:50 am : Still in MRR2, despite going rather hastily against the rest of the traffic. Suddenly realize she forgot to bring Kit Yan’s Twinkle Star uniform.

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New 2010 look

Posted: 26th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Silly me
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Yay!! I did it! I upgraded both the WordPress core and the theme. The old theme was getting kinda old, and there was a lot of problems with it. Example, it did not support picture captioning, and strikethrough text was buggy. There were a lot more problems than that, so I was only too glad to get rid of it and get a new grunge look. But just for memory’s sake, here’s a snapshot of the old theme, in case you might miss it:

 

The old Simpress theme

The old Simpress theme

 

 

My Toy Story friends

Posted: 25th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Silly me
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I watched Toy Story 3 with my girl two weeks back. The story is about this bunch of toys that belongs to a little boy named Andy. He loves the toys, and he plays with them, and gives them loving care. Toys don’t grow up, but Andy does. A few years has passed and Andy is now a full grown adult, ready to go to college. But what does he do to the toys?
You are my toy. I “played” with you for 2 years, 11 months. And now I have “grown”. I cannot keep you with me forever. And now we need to part.
There was a scene where Andy picks up his toys one by one, and he described them, and how each of them is important to him. As I check back my 3 years of emails, and compile each and every one of your names, I look back at our history, the things we worked on, how we interact with one another. Each one of you are important to me. Some has moved on, some are still here. Some I meet everyday, some I barely meet at all. Some I may have offended, and for that I am deeply sorry. But for what it’s worth, I just want to say a big BIG thank you. Thank you for being a part of my life. Without you, I am just a name.
!!! — WARNING , spoiler alert, sorry if you haven’t watched the show yet — !!!
But at the end, Andy did not say goodbye. He gave a final long look at his toys, and silently said “Thank you guys”.
I’ve finally understand what he means.
Thank you for all the memories, thank you for being there for me, through thick and thins. But most of all, thank you for being a friend. We may not be colleagues anymore, but that does not stop us from being acquaintances.

 

Happy Father’s Day to me!

Posted: 23rd June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Silly me
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It ain’t easy being a father of two mischievous monkeys. You need to be prepared to spend lotsa time and money with them. And lose a few hairs and weight.

Last Saturday I brought the two of them to Berjaya Times Square. Just so that Hui Yan will not be so left out compared to her sister who goes to the kindies now. But I had a handful trying to control these two hyperactive monsters.

 

Times Square

Nose digging at BTS

We had a short lunch at McDonald’s in BB Plaza. Real short lunch. Didn’t even have time to shop around that place.

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Yokohama A Drive

Posted: 18th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Cars
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I have recently changed my Altis’s tyres to a set of new Yokohama A-Drive doughnuts. I changed them for RM 185 per piece from Tek Ming in Sunway. Why did I go for this tyre? The main consideration is its price, it’s cheap considering its performance and quietness.

 

 

Yokohama A Drive

Yokohama A Drive, size 195/60/15

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Toy Story 3 has a lot of heart!

Posted: 16th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Movies and TV Shows, Silly me
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I just came back from Sunway, burnt through 5 hours of Toy Story marathon wearing a silly 3D glasses. I only went there with Yan Yan. Mei Fen initially wanted to come, but decided to stay home to take care of Hui Yan.

The marathon began at 7 pm. It was free seating so it was a good idea to come early. But I choose to go have dinner first at Starbucks with Yan Yan. I don’t want her to complain of hunger in the middle of the show.

——– WARNING : slight plot revealed ———-

By now you should have already known what Toy Story 3 is about and seen bits and pieces of it all over the internet. So I would assume that you have already know what the main plot is. Andy is now all grown up and he has to decide how to manage his toys. Toy Story 3 begins with a really great dream sequence of a play scene of Andy with his toys, a mixture from the original Toy Story and Toy Story 2, but in this one, the play scene is more lively and elaborate! Death by Monkey rocks!!

The kid-rolling fun ends roughly 30 minutes into the show and took on a slightly more adult message when the toys are transported to a day care centre. Later they found out that the place is not what it seems, and they hatched an amazing escape plan. Good ol’ Woody, you can always count on him for his resourcefulness.

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I’ll be one of the first to catch Toy Story 3!!

Posted: 15th June 2010 by Jacky Yong in Computers
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~WOOT!! Not enough with just a pair of tickets, I’ve decided to enter Mei Fen’s name in it too, and guess what? She also won the tickets! We are so going to catch the movie!

 

Four Buzz Lightyear tickets

Four Buzz Lightyear tickets

We’re allowed to choose either Sunway or KLCC. Of course we choose Sunway since it’s nearer to us.

 

No recording

NO RECORDING! Oh sorry, I didn't know that!