OYSTERS! OYSTERS! OYSTERS!

So I was at Swez Brasseire (spelling?) at Eastin yesterday.

Company was good (gathering of buddies man). Service was ok. But what shocked me was how they rationed out the oysters. Yes. Fresh oysters. One of the few things in demand at almost every hotel buffet.

The situation went like this.

Hotel chef: Tumdeedum, time to go fill up the oyster tray.
Customers: ZOMG! OYSTERS! ATTACK! ASSAULT! GOGOGO!
Hotel chef: WTF! WHY ARE YOU PULLING MY CLOTHES! HELP! ONLY TWO OYSTERS PER PERSON PLEASE!
Customers: GRAB IT! GRAB IT!

Repeat ad infinitum until around 10 plus p.m. when everybody got sick of oysters.

Ok, so maybe I exaggerated a bit. But seriously you should have seen the crowd clustering around the poor chef @ oyster rationing man. Some of the ladies even had the gall to ask for more. They don't understand English? DES SPRACKEN ENGLISH! The chef has already said TWO OYSTERS PER PERSON ONLY DARNIT! And don't get me started on the kids. This kid decided that oyster rationing man was giving out oysters too slowly and he decided to just help himself. He managed to take four before the chef noticed and stopped him. PARENTS TAK AJAR KAH?

Kids nowadays are spoilt. When I was THAT young I didn't even get to enjoy fresh oysters. The closest thing I got to raw oysters was dried oysters in a kick ass bowl of porridge my grandma(s) used to make.

The karoake after dinner was a blast though. But that is a topic for another post!

I love oysters!

A promise for all Malaysians?

So I was busy burping after a heavy breakfast of nasi lemak and browsing the Star Online when I came upon this news article:

Promise of affordable living by Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR: Affordable food and clothes, homes, cars, education, medical treatment and even communication services – that is the promise to all Malaysians by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

“The ordinary people must be able to enjoy and afford these six items at a reasonable price and only then will there be a meaning to us striving to achieve developed nation status,” Abdullah said in launching the National Consumer Day celebrations at Bukit Jalil here yesterday.

“Such a status is not only meant for those who have the means. A developed nation must be for all.”

I was like, "WHOA!" and then I went "WOOT!"

Pak Lah is thinking about the people man! THE PEOPLE! THE RAKYAT!

The news article continues:

The Prime Minister in emphasising his assurances made these comments on the six item:

FOOD and clothes:

“There should be adequate supply of food and clothes which are reasonably priced.”

Homes:

“House prices cannot be too expensive as everyone should be given the opportunity to own affordable homes or rent them at affordable cost.”

Cars:

“Consumers should also be able to buy cars at reasonably low prices because it had become a necessity for most people today.

“Otherwise, public transportation services should be of high quality and the cost should remain low.”

Education:

“It should be affordable so that it will not prevent the poor from improving their lot.”

Medical treatment:

“There must be cheap and quality drugs and not expired ones. The cost of treatment must also be affordable.”

Communication services (including Internet connection):

“Every Malaysian must be able to enjoy such modern services,” he said.

Right on Mr. Prime Minister sir! Straight to the point! BRAVO!

So when can we start seeing some changes?

I met an angel. Again.

We met in the past,
Future is unclear,
Only one thing is certain,
Forever is impossible.

Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Oh wait...it's not my birthday...

A shoutout to my mate: Mr. Andrew Chang. Right man it's your birthday. A year older, a year wiser and mebbe a step closer to tying the knot? Who knows man, who knows.

Here's to many more birthdays to come eh? More kills in DOTA. MEGAKILL!

Edit: Pics are here!

The World Cup is over but the cake was still delicious!

Check out the authentic looking grass! :P

When want to get married ah?

The guyz. Woot!

Very the enjoy? Forgive him it's his birthday! :P

Guess what's back?

Yeah. It's the haze. Come every year around July-August, we can see the massive skyline of major cities around Malaysia shrouded with haze. Haze haze haze haze haze...it's almost like a yearly routine. Mebbe we can have an extra public holiday now? Call it National Haze Day!

The dry weather doesn't help, and of course some Malaysians persist in doing open burning in order to do their part to contribute to National Haze Day (or week, weekend, month). Fucking A!

And next year is Visit Malaysia Year. Isn't it time somebody did something about this?

"CHOKING IN MY SKIN! THIS LUNGS THEY WILL NOT BREATHE!"

Cheap cars in Malaysia? Fuck yes!

Here's another attempt at posting a pseudo-political intellectual blog post. Or some shit like that.

As quoted in the Star Online (19th July 2006):

The sale of cars confiscated by the Customs Department to “special people” should be scrapped and replaced with public auctions to prevent abuse of power.

This is the conclusion of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Integrity after meeting with Jasin MP Mohd Said Yusof yesterday and Customs director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid last week.

No shit! That's what the people want anyway! An arrangement that is fair for all!

And then it goes on to say

Dompok said the department disposed of the vehicles in four ways – open tender, donation to institutions of higher learning, sale as scrap and sale to certain individuals such as senior civil servants close to retiring, MPs, assemblymen and palace contacts.

In the case brought up by the Jasin MP, he said, the department’s discretionary powers had been abused.

“We suggest that the last category be scrapped and replaced by public auctions as it is possible for the system to be misused,” he said.

So for those of you craving for Contis (Mercedes, Beemers) at cheap prices, your time is now.

Can you people say "CHEAP CARS ARE IN THE HOUSE!" now?

Guess we have to wait and see don't we?

The cycle is broken for this blog is alive yet again!

Resurrection! 'Nuff said. Now if I could only think of something to post...