Death
It's never easy losing someone to death. Be it a friend, a family member, your pet. Death is inevitable. We will all die one day. Only time will tell. And it's always painful to witness death.

When a person dies, it also affects a million other lives which revolve around that said person. So yea, when you're dead, you're not just dying alone and be gone. Many hearts will 'die' with you too, constantly missing and panning for you.

I always think that people who commit suicide are selfish. Because they choose to die with little or no regards to the people in ther lives who care for them. To them, they just want to die and let go of everything. But suicide won't solve problems, it can only bring more problems, not to mention further pain. You may be dead, but the people in your lives will feel the pain for eternity.

I've lost several friends and some family members throughout the years. And each of them were special in their own ways. One of them was my grandfather. He died of a fatal stroke. I was very young back then, but I could remember the details very clearly. My grandmother died about 10 years after him. My two most precious grandparents, in the heavens above.

I've lost several friends throughout the years as well, either through illnesses or accidents. And once a while, I do think of them. I'd think... what would life be like for them if they're still alive today. I'm sure they'll be really great characters, wonderful people to be around with.

It's never easy to have to deal with death. People always say time will heal all wounds. Which to a certain extent, is quite true. It's easier said than done though. I'm glad to be alive now, so that I can appreciate all the people that has entered my life.

To my dear friend Ginseng: Be sad if you must. Cry if you want to. After that, stand up and continue living to the fullest. Because I'm sure that's what Lilibeth wanted for all her loved ones. If you need someone to talk to, I'm always here to listen. *hugs*

Read More

Rotisserie Chicken!
Our first attempt! Haha! I got the recipe from the internet and decided to try it out. Since our electric oven has the rotisserie function, of course must try it out, kan? So I picked a no-fuss recipe, you know, the type you can't possibly go wrong... LOL.

Rolling Chicken~!

It was quite fascinating to watch the chicken turning on the rotisserie :P My main concern was would the insides cook well enough you know, as this was our first time with such method of cooking a chicken. I followed the no-fuss recipe, so things should work out ok lar, kan? I marinated the chicken overnight with olive oil, sea salt, fresh rosemary and thyme. I even rubbed the marinate under the chicken skin. While the chicken was turning, you could see the chicken oil oozing out and dripping onto the aluminum foil below, sizzling along the way.

Also, we had a few guests over that evening, so we were cooking for 8 people. Our first attempt also! The last time we cooked for 6, today was for 8. Wakakakakaka! My guests were also acting as my guinea pigs *evil laughter* :P On the menu was also Nam Yee Spare Ribs, Yau Mak with Fu Yee, roast asparagus and ABC soup. Dessert was some fruits which my neighbours brought, and tong yuen from us.

No pictures of the roast chicken or other dishes, cos the moment everything was served, everyone just walloped the food!!! Wakakakakaka!!!!

I think everyone left with a very full tummy, HAHA! The chicken turned out quite nicely too. The skin was roasted quite evenly, and the flavour was just nice. Next time, we'll try another recipe, maybe even tweak it a little to add more flavour :D

Read More

Smart Words From A Smart Alec
One of our ministers recently made this remark...

“Saya syukur angkasawan kita setelah meninggal dunia 10 hari, kini selamat dikebumi!"

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAH!!!!! Talk about stupid words XD It's bad enough he dedicated a poem to another minister's wife a few months back, which was copied from 2 existing poems. Now he's saying even more dumbass things. Then again maybe that's all he's good at, hor?

He's got a book out now, talks about his life and bla. Who cares... pppffffttttt!

Read More

New Addition
Past couple of months have seen the company I'm in growing tremendously. New faces joining the "family", heh! Sometimes I think we're growing so fast, we'll be sitting on the streets soon due to lack of space!

One of them is codename Skunk. Well actually, I got that name from his mutual friend, HAHAHAHAHHAAH!!!! As if the world isn't small enough, Skunk happens to be a long time friend of one of my neighbours (there, the bugger that won the house recently).

I only found out this week, despite Skunk joining us the week before. Not my fault lar ok. When he join, it was at a rather critical moment and the whole team was supr duper busy with some pitches niaaaa~ Couldn't give him a proper welcome nor have a decent chat with him kot. It was after all that rumble did I manage to have a conversation with Skunk, and found out that we know the same people. Heh!

I'm looking forward to the coming weekend, like who doesn't, right?! Anyway, tomorrow we have some friends over for dinner and it's quite exciting cos we're cooking for 8! XD We've got the menu planned, will be dropping by Jusco later to get some of the ingredients.

Message to Jane : You're cooking for 2 only. I'm cooking for 8 ok! Wakakakakakaka! Better get your lamb chops right! And take photo to show us your masterpiece too!!!

Read More

Brudder, Gimme One Dollar~
If you hang around SS 4, Syed Bistro (where the Kelana Jaya Giant is), you might have come across a chinese man in his mid-40s, walking from shop to shop, with one umbrella in one hand another arm stretched out asking for a some cash. He'll say something like "Brudder, gimme one dollar" and give you this smirk.

There's nothing physically wrong with him. All limbs are working fine. his hair is neatly cut, his t-shirt tucked in (it's like it's always the same blue coloured shirt). No holes or patches in his pants. He's not mentally challenged or anything for that matter. Nothing like a beggar too. He's always around that area everyday, going from shop to shop, asking patrons and passer-bys for one dollar.

Most people would tell him 'No' and he would walk off to another person and ask the same question. Some do give him a couple of bucks (kind souls). As for Oli, I would completely ignore him. In fact, I think most of my friends (me included) want to tell him "You have no broken arms or legs. You can walk and speak well. So why the hell are you asking people to give you money? Get a job like everyone else."

I have little respect for such characters roaming the streets. Why should I give you any money at all? You're physically fit, you're not deaf or dumb. So why be so lazy and depend on people to give you money? You're not even begging for money. Your arm is stretched out, and you say "Brudder, gimme one dollar" and give us that fucking smirk of yours. You're nothing but a parasite. You have no shame and dignity.

So maybe you have "issues". Who doesn't have "issues" these days? If everyone has "issues" and everyone chooses not to work because of "issues", then the whole economy is doom lah. Habis lah this country. I have "issues" therefore I dowan/kenot to work. I better go extend my hand out and ask people "Brudder, gimme one dollar". If everyone I approach gives me one ringgit, wahliao! If everyday I can collect RM 50, then 30days I can get RM1.5K!!!

I refuse to part my money with such parasites. Giving them money will only encourage them to be even more lazy. It's bad enough this man is so lazy, now he's sucking off from the rest of the working society as well. Parasite!

Read More

Super Busy + Hiatus Status
Oli's gonna be super busy during the next 2 days XD Got a major pitch coming up, hence the whole team is probably gonna stay back a couple more hours to kautim whatever it is we need to prepare before the presentation this coming Friday, which I won't be attending because I'll be on leave on Friday!!! Wakakakakaka!!!!!

Oli will be off to Cameron Highlands for a few days. It's a trip we've been planning with some close friends for about 2-3 months now, and we're looking forward to it :D We'll be staying in this big-ass bungalow, and according to my friend who has been there, the caretaker serves delicious meals and fantastic scones! SCONES!!! SCONES!!! *drools~~~~*

So yeah, I'll be a little slow updating my blog, but rest assured Oli will be back in full force! I've some posts but they're in drafts right now, so bear with me yea. Love you guys!

Read More

Sick~
I was down with the flu recently, am now recovering :D

But I was also inform there's a virus going around... You get the fever, flu and diarrhea for one week! Yikes! Luckily I had no diarrhea, just a mild fever, sore throat and runny nose.

All of you, take good care of yourself ya. Drink plenty of fluid and watch your diet. Don't mingle with sick people cos they might pass the virus to you :P I think I got the flu from a friend who had just recovered, wakakakakaka! XD

Also, the weather's been crazy lately. Dengue alert too! One of my neighbours was recently admitted, kena dengue. So 'charm'....

So everyone, jaga kesihatan anda ok~!

Read More

Banning Super Bikes
There's a lot of hoo-haa about banning motorbikes on our highways lately hor? One big guy is complaining that bikes, with reference to super bikes, are a nuisance to his highways and is contemplating of banning them from the roads. He also made a reference that super bikes are moving faster than his car, hence breaking the speed limits.

Perhaps this big guy should take a step back and view the bigger picture. I consider super bikes as performance bikes. Bikes that are made to really move, built for speed. Much like performance cars like Mitsubishi Evo or the Porsche, these tough beauties are made for performance. Unlike our Mat Rempits on kap-chais, super bikes are what they are: Super.

And when you're 'Super', the only way to really appreciate the bike is by pushing it, speed wise.

Those that can afford super bikes are people that have a large disposable income, probably people who are educated and appreciate performance. And when super bikes whiz pass you, they usually whiz in a straight line. Zoom! Super bikes don't zip zap around your car, because they're not exactly built for that. Super bikes are big-ass machines. I'm not sure how easy it is to maneuver them in and out of passing cars, but they sure don't look easy! Plus if you're zipping in and out, you can't exactly go fast, and that defeats the purpose and having a performance bike, right?

Kap-chais, on the other hand, are a lot cheaper and smaller. Hence making them a whole lot easier to maneuver. Also, our classic Mat Rempits ride in LARGE GROUPS, often occupying one or more lanes ON THE HIGHWAY. Where else super bikes fly by one at a time, Mat Rempits convey in LARGE GROUPS, and they ride SIDE BY SIDE. Just recently, hubby and I witness a LARGE group on kap-chais going up north, and they occupied the motorcycle lane and the left car lane. So who's at fault now?

This guy can be so funny at times with his statements. I wonder if he realises that people are laughing at him and not with him. If performance bikes irk him, maybe he should ban performance cars too. Heck, why not ban all the cars that go faster than him?

I'm pretty sure some of his friends also own one or two performance bikes and/or cars. It's ridiculous to snap at all super bike owners. You can't even solved your Mat Rempit problems, and you wanna hit out at super bikes pulak. Or maybe you're jealous cos your tummy too fat and you can't reach the handle bars. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Tsk tsk~ Hopeless~~~~!

Read More

Izzi @ Uptown

For Friday lunch this week, we went to Izzi. This decision was made by Ms Har Meen (will elaborate on this next time), which is good because had the choice not been made, we'll probably end up in Ikea (again!) which happens to be another colleague's fav place (no originality langsung!). LOL!

Food at Izzi was not bad. I enjoyed my prawn linguine, a little spicy but totally yummy. Plus 3 of us shared a regular pizza (wahlauweh! The anchovies manyak salty!), which made it a very filling lunch *burp*. The plus point was also the 50% discount XD. Click here for some of the current promotions. The photos taken in Izzi are from my colleague's camera.


Overall, I would give Izzi 7.5/10. Food is quite ok, service was prompt, ambiance was a little noisy due to the loud chattering of patrons (very good lunch crowd). The deco, I thought could've been better because after seeing some of their branch photos in Indonesia (they are, after all, from Indonesia), I had expected the branch in Uptown to be a little more funky.

Yummm~~~ Must bring hubby here. Summore got 50% discount (minimum bill must be RM 100 to get the discount, for dine-in only. T&C apply). Good deal hor? Hyuk!

Oh Oooohhhh....!!!! I have to say this in my blog. Ms Har Meen had a little trouble finishing up her Seafood Penne Marinara, so halfway during lunch, Ms Har Meen actually gave me one of her prawns!!!! SHE GAVE ME A PRAWN!!!!


If you know Ms Har Meen, this is how she eats her prawns. Any dish that has prawns (i.e: char kuey teow), she would gently scoop the prawns to one side, eat the rest of the dish, then only eat the prawns. That, is really saving the best for the last :D And NO ONE takes her prawns, NO ONE! So, for Ms Har Meen to actually give up her prawns is kinda like striking Sports Toto 6/49.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! (oh I'm SO gonna geddit from Ms Har Meen when she reads this post XD)

Read More

Little Known Facts
Here are some little known facts about Oli...

1) I hate insects of any kind. To me, all bugs are evil. EVIL!!! Bugs are not cute. Bugs are not cuddly. Bugs are pests. Period. And yes, deep fried grasshoppers are crunchy!

2) I get paranoid when I see lights hanging from the ceiling. I'm not talking about pendant lights, I'm referring to those energy saving bulbs, the ones you screw into the socket type. I always get the feeling they're gonna fall and hit my head. I've witnesses a few times, those bulbs actually falling and hitting the ground in a few places.

3) I'm a little phobic towards corals. Sure corals are lovely and should be preserved well. I just get a weird feeling about them. I'm afraid something might be hiding behind or inside them, and when I get near them, that something would just jump out and attack me XD Maybe that's why I'm not keen to take up diving. Corals just freaks me out.

4) I get motion sickness quite easily. When I was a kid, my dad loves taking the family up to Genting Highlands. And those days, the road up to Genting was so blardy windy. Curve here and there. Poor Oli would suffer going up and down ok. I would puke a few times going up, and puke again when coming down. I was a pukey! WAKAKKAKAAKKAAK!!!!! I still get motion sickness now and then...

(a) When I sit in a car, and the driver is constantly jerking (not jerking off, come back come back!) or hitting the brakes, then suddenly accelerating, then braking again and accelerating again.

(b) When sitting in a boat and the boat is rocking with the waves. Ooooooohhhh~~~~ This one I damn suffer I tell you. The rocky feeling can be stuck in my head for a good 24hours before the feeling disappears ok. Not to mention the puking. And despite that, I love going to beaches! As long as it's on a speed boat and not a slow sampan!

5) You know each car has the petrol level indicator right? Some cars will show the indicator having several levels. If I see the indicator showing about 15% left (the last slot before reaching 'E'), I get paranoid. Must pump petrol! Must pump petrol! I don't care if the car can still run 50km, go and pump petrol!!! No, I've never been stuck in a car without petrol, if that scenario is going through your mind. I just get paranoid, that's all.

6) If there's a thunderstorm and the thunder and lightning are rumbling and flashing like nobody's business, I get freaked out. But I guess it's a normal reaction to many.

7) I have a certain arrangement to some of my personal belongings. My face wash is here. My toner is next to it. My moisturiser is in front of my face wash. My sunblock is next to my toner. When I'm doing the ironing at home, I fold the shorts/bermudas first, followed by t-shirts. Underwears, panties and bras are last.

8) There's one type of biscuit on sale in just about every supermarket and hypermarket. It's roundish and resembles a little bun. When I see them, I HAVE TO SQUISH THEM TO BITS. I don't know why, I just have to ;P It's orgasmic to squish them! Wakakakakakakakaka!!!!

Yes, I'm weird. So sue me. Blek!

Read More