Tuesday, May 16, 2006

haPPY teacher's day

i've since graduated from my school some 10 years ago...

but i still won't forget what i've learned or taught by my dedicated teachers throughout my 11 years (primary + secondary) at La Salle School Klang.

the lessons, experience, dedication and endless time spent by my teachers will alwiz remain in my memory. i still remember i was once my teacher's favourite student for biology, chemistry and add-maths. i just missed those subjects man!

a decade has passed but what i've learned that help to shape me and make me what i'm today... their hardwork and contributions are priceless...

lets us all wished all the teachers in the world a very BIG "HAPPY TEACHER DAY" !!!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

~happy mother's day~

today is the day where we show our love, care, understanding and appreciation to our mother... i'm not saying that we should only do it today but oso everyday just that today is a special day where every1 of us take some time off to treausure our mum with an extra special treatement. can either do the house chores for her so that she can take a total day off, take her to a spa, take her to b/f, lunch n dinner, ask her what she wans to do, pamper her, tell her how much u luv her and so many more ideas you could think off...etc...

as for me, the 1st thing i could think off when i got up this morning is to wish her and show her my appreciation for what she has done for me all these years. the early morning b/f preparation, dinner prep, alwiz ensures that i've enough of everything and taking care of me for the past 27yrs. yeah mum, i've grown up! no more that little SK who used to be but instead i'm a man now! muahahahah... u kiddin me? ehehehe... nway, what i wan to tell her is that how much i luv her and i noe what she has done for me all these years and the least i could do is to tk care of her, ensures that she get a comfortable life, make sure i dun create unnecessary headache for her and finally be a good boy!

yeah, i noe it's hard for someone like me to express myself well esp livin in an asian environment where we dun practise much of "saying how much we luv our parents" like the western but deep inside our heart, we treasure, appreciate, and luv them with all our heart! therefore, even how hard it's gg to be for me to express myself here, i'll still give it a try. i noe my mummy won't be reading my post but i noe she'll understand me.

last but not least, thanks mum!

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

I'm 2yrs old now... hooray!!!

I've been in the blogging arena since May 2004. And this month marked my 2nd year anniversary in the blogosphere! Am I excited or proud of it? Hmmm... not really... 2 years has passed and i'm still here. nothing much has changed since. I'm still what i'm today and still looking for my answers. Yeah that's right, trying to "Understand my life better..." by being "simple" but how to be simple? how simple is simple? Guess no one can answer that question except myself that where "I learn, I grow, I experience, I conquer!!!" Hmmm... hopefully the title of my blog suits my need well. After two years, still i'm searching for the answer... It's a neverending journey and one could only expect more to come! That's life! We can't just put a full-stop or stop the clock and take a break ?!?! We need to continuously move forward and ahead... Am I facing or having some sort of problem here? Of course not, I'm just trying to reflect what i've done the past two years and how it impact my life. Life is like a big ocean, the deeper you go into it, the more you could encounter... you may see beautiful corals, reefs and fishes along your way but at the same time, you maybe faced with unknown deep sea creatures which could be dangerous or can be useful to you as your transport to go deeper into the ocean, and who knows what you may discovered at the end of it, but does it have an end ?!?! It's up to us to discover it... ehehehehe...

Ok here's what i've changed to my blog throughout the past two years:
-changed my blog address a couple of times and now finally settled with edsimplicity.blogspot.com. why "edsimplicity"? The answer is pretty simple, i'm tryin to learn to be simple in everything i do and since i couldn't used the character "@" as my blog address and so happen my name starts with "ed" and hence that's how "edsimplicity" is born. not much of creativity needed on this :p

-i've changed the skin of this blog many many times as well. Same as my blog address, i've lost touched with the number of changes. but if i'm not mistaken the current skin is the 1st skin i choose when i 1st joined the blogging community. as you may noticed, after trying and going through some many changes, finally i still ended up with the same skin as my 1st! huh... maybe they should have more nice skins put available to be used as a blog template. of course, i could designed my own which i tried and failed. huh... i really don't have the flair in designing stuff!

Apart from the above two major changes, i guess everything still remanins the same. Maybe added or removed a couple of right hand side bar links. Writing style pretty much the same as my 1st day but hopefully my vocab and grammar have improved much since then. Here's a reminiscence of my 1st post!

What i hope for this coming year and the next? hmmm... probably change my writing style abit, improved on my vocab and reduce the number of grammatical errors, add more creativity to my thoughts, add more stuff on my RHS bar, if possible, come up with my own template, get more traffic to our my blog, and last but not least,
"Be Simple, Be Righteous, Be Smart and Be a Conqueror!"

Monday, May 08, 2006

~SYZ Concert Live on 6th May 2006 @ Arena of Stars, Genting~

Last weekend me and a couple of my friends went over to Arena of Stars, Genting to catch the long awaiting concert of Sun Yan Zi. We've waited months for the actual day to come and finally it arrives. We took half a day and left the office around 2pm. It took us around an hour to reach the foothill where we had our lunch. After which, we continue our journey up the hill. Below are some of the pictures taken during our trip. I used up all the memory and the battery of my digital camera. Overall, it's a very well worth trip! I gues all of us had a very good time there. And for me this is my first SYZ concert although i've been following her since 1st album which released on June 2000 till today. Yup i'm a great fan of her and like all her songs pretty much. All her songs are very meaningful and simple to understand. Her soft yet impactful voice!

Soo chasing his way up the hill but due to some road construction, there were quite some traffic along the way...
[on the way up the hill...]


We stopped by at Restaurant Tak Kee for our lunch. We ordered a few dishes. Didn't managed to capture the food before they were all almost done... eheheheh... thanks to our hungry stomache!
[lunching... yummy fish!]


Yup everyone of us enjoyed tasting this mango. It was sweet and nice. Haven't tasted such a good quality mango for sometime liao...
[lunching... sweet and soft mangoes!]


Yup... it's a 3-Storey restaurant located along the foothill together with many other restaurant. Yeah, there are many other restaurant around, we just settled for this since it got quite alot of crowd and it's not too far away from where we parked our car.
[the restaurant]


After another 20mins of drive from the foothill, we finally reached the peak. Upon exiting from the car park, there were foggy conditions everywhere and it's quite cold. Yeah, the kind of weather i luv!
[foggy car park]


We stopped by starbucks for our tea break while chit-chatting to pass our time before heading for the concert at 8pm. Look at the number of cups around but we only just have four of us. muahahahahah...
[tea break @ starbucks]


And the moment of truth... you can say i've waited almost all my life for this to happen and finally it did. How can you call yourself an idol of SYZ if you haven't ever attended one of her many concerts right? Yeah i have all her albums but that is still not enough cause without attending her concert, i still feel something is amiss... :S
[Outside arena of stars...awaiting for my SYZ concert]


Yup these are all her fans... waiting outside arena of stars before the concert commence...
[crowds @ arena of stars]


crowds started to fill-up the seats inside the arena of stars. if you take a closer look, those white seats just right in-front of the stage are VIP seats. each seat cost around rm400 if i'm not mistaken. and those yellow seats right after the white seats cost around rm350 each. And her fan club members seated there dressed in their yellow t-shirt.
[arena of stars platform]


okok... the momentum starting to build-up and we will soon be able to see her...
[startup...]


yup there she is... on her long black dress and coming out from the center of the stage through a special levered platform that slowly raised her up... cool!
[finally she's out... orh gosh... as though i've waited for so long...]


she coming forward to the crowds but i'm still so far away from her... i doubt she could even see me even i flash or wave to her... huh...
[SYZ under the spotlight...]



[Yan Zi dancing with the dancers... from afar... sighed!]


After singing a couple of her songs, her best friend Tanya Chua appeared with her singing together... They sang this song particularly for both their family members who turned up to support them... wow nice!
[Yan Zi & guest Tanya Chua... singing Ode To My Family by Cranberies...]


Another english songs sang by her... she sings the song initially sang by Tori Amos very well...
[Yan Zi singing Silent All These years...]


her 2nd guest singer... and he also our local favorite and famous singer... the previous winner from one of the ATQ show... Nicholas Teo sang one of his famous song... sorry i couldn't remember which liao since i doesn't have good memory especially when it comes to mandarin songs...
[another guest singer Nicholas Teo]


the wild side... they looks like some african tribes dancing around worshipping...
[dancing with the wild...]


Yeah hor, why all her dancers are only guys nia? Why no girls? hmmm... i wonder?!?!
[Yan Zi with her all guys dancers...]


[Yan Zi singing along...PartI]


[Yan Zi singing along... PartII]


[another song by her...]


[Yan Zi singing "My Desired Happiness" while playing the piano...]


[Yan Zi upclose...]


[Yan Zi thanking her sponsers, crowds and family members who came there to give her their support!]


[her fans support... of course that includes me shouting from afar...]


[Yan Zi saying goodbye to us...*sob* *sob* *sob*]


[the end of her concert...]


[no wait a minute... after the crowd shouted for encore relentlessly, she's out again with her dancers...singing green light!]


[the green lights...]


[the finale...]


[went for coffee bean after our KFC dinner... seated outside with the cold weather and the blowing mist while enjoying my cup of cold lemon zest...]


the whole trip took us around 12 hours. basically we left the peak around 1:30am. then soo dropped us at the office around 2:30am. and i drove speedily home and if i'm not mistaken i reached my home by 3am. was darn tired then. quickly wash-up and get myself ready for bed. a little thought before i closed my eye, it's really a well-deserved trip and i enjoyed it from the beginning till the end. wow... how i wish she'll be back again and i could see her again... i'm going to miss you again, SYZ!

P/s: sorry for all the blurry pics... i was seated almost towards the last few rows from the stage... how i wished i could be seated closer to the stage. at least can get a clearer view of my idol mah... :p

Friday, May 05, 2006

a piece of my mind...

Out of the blue,
I see the clue,
Out of the pain,
For my own gain.


Thursday, May 04, 2006

010203040506

we just witnessed one of the wonders of the century... 1:23am 4th May 2006... it only happens once in every century...

not sure how many of you did really spent the morning with some celebration, but i guess many of you were sleeping caused i sent the following text messages to some of my friends and only 1 replied... huh...

123456 -> 1:23am 04May06
once in a century,
treasure it,
spend it with loved ones,
pray for a better tomorrow,
pop-up a champagne,
shoutout,
just another day
- SLEEP! :p

now i wonder how many of you people out there are really aware of such miraculous timing and date? i guess for many, it's just another day... nothing special... not like the millennium bug where everyone was so crazy preparing for it...

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

too much of the lost?

Yesterday wasn't a good day at all and it's definitely so for these three persons: myself, SK and AJ. Each of us had something to lost or stolen. SK got her car stolen while AJ had his laptop stolen in just under 10mins when he was picking up his son. As for me, I lost my credit card the day before yesterday. I think it fell off my wallet without me realising it. Did we watched too much of lost to ended up in such a state ar? hmmm... could be hor... okok, probably there are too many thieves out there waiting to pounce on their victims and it's just a matter of time before you got your shot! If that's the case right, usually when the stealing cases are on the rise, it's a bad sign to show that the economy is not doing well at all and in fact it's deteriorating. What's going on man? But there were news report everywhere on the paper, magazines and sites saying that we are doing well and better each quarter. Is there some sort of conspiracy in coming up with such news or I'm just being to sensitive myself or it's just a BAD DAY for all three of us?!?!

P/s: Just hope that after all this, things will get better and we could resume our normal life minuses the stolen car, the stolen laptop and the missing credit card! huh... :(

IMF?!?!?

This evening after work, I went over to 1U to catch the latest blockbuster in town, MI:3. Was lucky to be able to catch it at 1U cinema 2 with THX certified!

The hype of the movie was in town since last two weeks ago where you could see big posters and advertisement board being put up just to promote the 3rd installation of the Mission Impossible by Tom Cruise. I'm certain that after all the hype and weeks of waiting, you will definitely catch the show. It opens yesterday on 03/05/06 Malaysia time. Therefore, if we compare with US, we are actually at least 12hours (taking NY as the closest state to MY) ahead for the screening and can be proud to be able to catch it before them :p

The cinema was full house and i guess we weren't that lucky caused i make a silly mistake to get the side seating just next to the entrance. Didn't really realised it till we sat down. This is also our first time sitting so close to the entrance and hence whoever that walks ever after us, we'll be able to get a rough view of them. There's good and bad... the bad part is those inconsiderate late comers. They should at least bow down if they happen to be late so that their tall or big or huge figure won't obstruct other people's view. But sad to say, most msian are inconsiderate. It's again the attitude problem... and we all have it inside us! Yeah, yeah... before a country could progress further with their vision, they must first abandoned all their bad attitudes and capture those good ones and make them our habit. That's why i'm always having doubt whether the wawasan 2020 vision can come true or not? Guess i should not divert here...

Ok bad to the movie, overall i found it quite ok. Ok in the sense if i compared it with MI2. Both me and my friend agreed that MI2 is much better not because they have better actions, although both seems comparatively action-packed but MI2 have a better storyline. The idea is much more unique and interesting. I guess more thoughts and creativity were put into MI2 but a bigger AVP budget was given to MI3 hence making it as good as it seems but not deserved! :p let me not be the movie spoiler here, i'll let you guess decide on your own. Go and catch it if you haven't, enjoy!

[Mission Accomplished!]


[Maggie Q~babe of the hour!]


P/s: I found one thing rather intrigueing... the title for the agent: IMF which was only revealed after 3 episodes of MI and it supposedly stands for "Impossible Mission Force"? ahem... ahem.. so lame... :p

~fashion elevation @ 1U~

supposedly blogged this 5 days ago but due to lack of self-disciplined and proper time management, only managed to transfer the pictures from mobile phone to the pc... lazy to do the cable transfer but instead used the bluetooth transfer which means i transferred one pic by one pic. crazy idea! no choice coz sometimes the cable transfer is not working or not detecting. huh... one of the biggest drawback of this phone is the cable transfer and no proper synch. sighed!

nway, was at 1U last saturday to catch a movie and dinner with a friend. didn't really know that there's this fashion week at 1U till we saw the platform and lights setting at the main concourse area. was lucky to catch a glimpse of the parade and the models. wanted to get a closer look since we were at level 2 while the show was on level G but my friend insisted to stay on. huh... lazy fella :p therefore, don't expect much from the picture clarity and quality since it's taken from quite far apart.

[the platform]


[the models]


[the parade]


leaving out the model pictures i took caused they will be damn tiny after blogger photo squeezed them to their dedicated size.

can just drop by 1U this weekend... I think fashion parade will go on till the end of the month. Just that each week they'll just feature different brands.

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

what a dream car?!?! superb!

it's a dream come true... how i wish... if only i had... all these expressions and more if we talk about our dream cars... and one of my dream car is the BMW Z4 M Coupe. One of the most powerful cars from the BMW series and delievered with a power-packed 3.2-liter straight-six M engine that can produce up to 330bhp! 0-100km/h in 4.8sec and a top-speed of 250km/h! Although it may not be the fastest car on the road, it's sleek and radical design makes you fall in love with the car the moment you sees it!

To perfection...
"Even at very first sight, the BMW Z4 M Coupe offers a clear impression of the purist diving pleasure this unique car is able to provide."

[Front view]


[Side view]


[Rear view]


[a class of its own...]

MPH 100 Must Read Titles!

MPH is having a great promo now at all its outlets. It offers as much as 30% for MRC Member and 25% for non-member for a list of the 100 most wanted books. The promo starts on 29 March 2006 till 06 July 2006. So get down to any of the MPH bookstores and get yourself hook to some of the wonderful books mentioned below:

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It's never too late to get start cultivating your reading skills and at the same time enrich your knowledge!

"When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. - Michel de Montaigne"