Many many little things...

Well, just a little update on whats been happening in my life recently...


I've moved in to the house (i know i mentioned it a few times already), and I will be putting up some photos and posts soon, especially also on some of the house warming sessions that I've had already with the band, my neighbours, Moon's friends & relatives, my family & also my hometown buddies...

Also, I was really damn busy from February all the way till last month, doing the whole Performance Appraisal exercise, Bell Curve moderation & force ranking, Increment/Bonus exercise, Promotion exercise, and etc etc from over 7000 staff of Ambank..... so, yeah, I was really busy, and for the record, I even pulled in 18hours in the office straight during that time... which is mainly why I didn't have more time for the blog, my emails, etc...

I've missed out on Futsal for almost a year now, since my most recent futsal kaki geng moved their operations over to Petaling Jaya, but today (coincidentally), i wil be rejoining them at PJ, since now they will be playing longer and its more worth my while (going through the jam and distance...)..

Oh, and I've getting fatter... thats no surprise. I'm maintaining my average 3KG per year increase... I'm about 0.6kg from hitting 90kgs... no joke... its now become a serious matter.. my new resolution, to get my weight back down to 80 by year end... thats 2 kgs per month... i duno if i can, but thats what targets are for.. obviously, if i can hit 60% achievement, thats good enough for now... thats still 6 KGs off me... tell me thats not an achievement... Mary France & May Fair would be proud of me...


Also, I've just come back from a 1 & 1/2 week break... took 8days off to be with Moon during her annual block leave... So, we spent a few days at Genting with my Parents, and then went back to Teluk Intan from 4 days, with a short trip to Kampar in between...

all these I will story more in individual posts, and among other things I will be posting include,

1. Inverted Coma's first Single - Miracles (the recording & the 1st debut)
2. Inverted Coma's Follow up Single - The Nudist Song (Recording stage)
3. Inverted Çoma's Photo Shoot w Ben
4. Japan Team (Football, my team)
5. Burger....
6. Chocolate Cheese Cake...
7. P1
8. Giant
9. Old Town Kopitiam
10. Closure of tioman Trip
11. Cameron Highlands
12. Others...

hehe... enough for now gua?? hahaha...

Greatest Tioman Blog Ever (Day-2)

DAY 2
Got up to a mild drizzle outside. The drizzle would soon stop and the sun would shine.. hehe.. we decided to be a little kiamsiap and have our own home made bfast…


After bfast, time to play! Haha.. we hit the beach, and moon was clearly on a mission to get her tan evened out! So, I just kinda chilled with the sea on my own.. hahaha.. sounds sad? No way! It was Fun Fun Fun!! Haha.. and I have a good time snapping pics of Gwai Lou all the way..

That’s another thing… the whole place doesn’t seem Malaysian.. the majority of the guests are either gwai lou from the west, Europe, Aussie, or from Japan (we saw like 8 different couples/families of Jap there) a few Koreans and Chinese nationals… the workforce there is more like from the Philippines or Indonesia…. They’ve all got some slang going on… except for the odd 1 or 2…

Around 2 we decide to rent their bicycles and venture out to Kampung tekek to check out the place. Bicycles go by the hour (RM15 per bike per hour). Be forewarned, there is a little hill to go through between the resort & kampong tekek, so its not quite the breezy cycling only… but after the hill, the rest of the place is quite flat. We went around, saw at least 6 duty free shops, got some little souvenirs for myself...cycled to the airport, u turned, and finally ended up having lunch at the only Chinese restaurant in sight… Sarang. We were the only people having lunch at 4pm, so it was a little quiet at the restaurant. But next to the place, was a burger shop, with this kid (probably 13-14yrs old?) singing his heart out to malay hits! I guess Karaoke must be big there! Hahaha.. before we knew it, he was joined by 2 other frenz, and the karaoke session expanded! HAhaha..a little annoying, but acceptable lah…
As my wife and her family pointed out, Pak Lah was supporting me all the way in the background.. hehehe...

Oh.. did you notice anything wrong with the above pic??? Like... SPCIL?? and how about a real local "cis!" burger?? haha
Headed back to the hotel by 5.30, but was only charged for 2 hours bicycle rent. So happy… hehe.. .considering we returned the bikes like 10 minutes before the clock hit 3 hours.. haha…

On the way back to the room, we noticed a few monkeys just casually walking around… realy damn lepak man.. they walk damn slumberly while the rest of the human world revolves around them…hahaha….

Since it was only 6, we decided to still have a go at the pool, (cause I initially wanted to chill at the jacuzzi.. ) so we hit the pool and had a drink there as well. Nothing special other than tons of kids… but after the pool, then we saw…. We saw such a beautiful sunset it was impossible to ignore..here’s why…
Oh, thats me btw.. yes yes.. i know.. my posture s*cks.... Oh, this picture is just classic... Me and Moon tag teamed to take this picture of some nutcase, doing a mask on the beach???Weirdo....

That night we decide to have ala carte meals at the Nelayan (local cuisine n buffet)… nothing special about the food, but great band! The band is so good… well rehersed, and good selection, and can even sing Japanese Song (Albeit, only 1.. haha)… The band also does a session at the sunken pool bar, but we never got to be there when they were performing at the pool…

That night, I intended to surprise Moon with a complimentary cake from Berjaya. But couldn’t cause they never sent it until I had to call .. =( Mission fail.. haha…
Anyway the cake was cute, 250gm… and to fast forward a little, we ate the cake the next night, but it was really quite a nice cake… soft inside, sweet and not too sweet… just now… we finished it even though we already had the meal of a king earlier that night. Story later…

The BEST Review on Berjaya Resort @ Tioman You'll ever Find!! (DAY 1)

Our tioman trip is really long and full of pictures and stories, which, I don’t think I can squeeze into one post, so it’ll be broken into a few mini stories lah… … So, here’s the first of our 4 + 1 days in Tioman… hehe..The Little Mini Honeymoon of The Horny Bassist and Moon.

We got up and got ready around 5am, cause I had arranged for a cabby to pick us up from our place to SBZ Airport at 6am. To our surprise, he arrived at 5.45 and waited patiently for us while we panic-ed (what’s the proper past tense of Panic?) His name is Steven, a recommended cabby from my brother David. Always punctual and charges decently. Here’s his contact in case you are ever in need of a good cabby. 016-2786660. Oh, and btw, he drives a waja, so it was a good comfy ride…

Arriving at SZB at 6.30, flight at 8, check in at 7, half an hour with nothing to do or see, we ventured around the now under renovation SZB airport and just chilled at Butlers.. hehe.. Ooh, and I found out that the coke machine works eventhough butlers is closed. Next time you go there, bring a cup! Hahaha…Free flow all the way!

Finally we checked in, had nasi lemak, and was finally allowed to go on board. We even managed to catch a few pics before boarding the plane. Not to shabby the plane, although the windows were quite dirty and unclear, so no on flight pictures to show you…
And Finally! Arriving at Tioman!Upon arrival, we had to wait some 15-20 meters from the plane for our luggage.. the luggage carrier had to drive 15-20 meters with our luggage to us, and even then, he still managed to drop a few bags.. hahaha.. great service in deed! Transparent to the max! haha
Don't you just love it when you can stand around near the plane right after touching down (no, not touching down there... aiya...)... Not worried that this will be the set for Final Destination 5, Death by Plane engine Blades.. haha..

We had to pay a RM5 nature preservation levy before they let us out the airport, which I guess isn’t too bad a thing to do lah… nature preservation does costs $$....
Waiting right outside was the Berjaya bus… two infact… The drive to Berjaya Resort was around 5-10 minutes, through Kampung Tekek (full of that Kampung Feel….) and full of great sceneries… Nature, Sea and all… in fact, two monkeys even showed up and had a little fight in the middle of the road for the amusement of all the passengers. (and by two monkeys I’m not referring to any of our Sekolah Menengah students…although I do believe most Sek Men Male students spank their monkeys.. hehe.. )
I was a little worried about what we’d do and our luggage considering we arrived sooooo early (ard 9.30 when we arrived at berjaya resort reception) and the check in time is 3pm… but after I checked in, they immediately gave us our room keys… nice! 418, nice number summore….they’ve got in house buggies which transport new guest to their rooms. Good service all the way.. we really felt well taken care of.

Once there, the order of the day, to unpack and make the room, homely… out comes clothes, towels, toiletries, on the tv, mess up the room a little… hehe… but here are some pics of the room. Nice, big, comfy, CLEAN, everything you’d expect for a RM400 a night room (but free for us, thanks to my bro, Dr. Raymond Tan)…
By the time we were pleased with our work and ready to rumble, it was still only 11am… sooo early… soooo happy… hahahaha….(hmmm at the rate I’m writing, maybe I should break it up to morning session posts, evening, night, etc.. haha)…
So, we ventured out, not to the beach yet, but to see whats available at Berjaya Resorts…
Bali Hai... We didn't try out this restaurant cause I felt that, Fine Dining..?? hmm.. no thanks... beach food... yes.. and the prices did seem a little steep... if I recall correctly, per person, about RM100++?Get this.. they've got a pool, a sunken pool bar, a kids pool, a jacuzzi pool, a baby pool, 4 pool tables, winnie the pool, poolar bears, pool pool hotta hey, interpool... (ahha.. sorry about the last few.. I couldn't resist...)Oh, and we got welcome drinks at the Matahari, so we went there, and feeling hungry (cause we had our bfast like 5 hours earlier), so we ordered some ‘light’ food…. Goodness… how wrong could we have been.. haha…

After makaning and walking pretty much to the end of the road, I checked out what activities they had to offer.. They boasted Banana boat, snorkeling, donkey rides, bicycle for rent, round island trip, waterfall trip, tennis, kayaking, and some other stuff…Unfortunately, the banana boat is currently on hold (duno why, maybe someone stepped on it.. haha..) and also the round island trip (due to bad weather)…

We decided to take up the Coral Island trip, which is snorkeling at 3 different locations (Coral Island, Marine Park & Renggis Island). 2pm was the start time till six. RM60 per person. We headed home, rest, get mentally prepared, and by 2pm, we were dressed and equipped and ready to rock!

Moon wasn’t too hot with the view of the corals, which also caught me by surprise… when I first looked down, gosh, it was really another world there… anyhow, she felt better to just stay on the boat and by my photographer.. hehe..

Feeding fish with bread reminds me so much of the fish therapy shop… they are always hungry and come by the hundreds.. haha…

A short story ensues… At Renggis Island, 3 other guests (Indian college mates,ladies) were extra adventurous and managed to get the captain of the boat to take them 1 circle around the island.. the island isn’t that big,.. you probably could circle the whole island on foot in 15 minutes.. but swimming is a very different story, and what more with currents & corals right below you (as in if you tried to stand, you’d be standing on the corals…)…so I followed as well lah.. Sometimes if you’re lucky, you get to see turtles, bigger fish, dolphins and even sharks!.. but this time around we weren’t that lucky lha.. the captain (hats off to him, swam the whole way without life jacket.. steady only) even went down to the sea floor and picked up a poisonous sea urchin to show us saying “yang ni, beracun, kalau sentuh, kena jumpa doctor…”… and there he was, displaying it on his hand… we were like… “beracun, sentuh, doctor… habis tu, kapten, you tengah pegang?? “… haha.. captain indeed.. he knows how to hold it without getting stung…
(This is not my original pic, but one from the web on Sea Urchins... )..
Then at 1 point near the strong currents, one of the ladies wasn’t doing so well, so me and captain took turns taking her through the strong currents.. (and for the rest of your horny buggers out there, no, we didn’t take turns on her with “strong currents”.. haha )

Finally, we made it 1 round without incident…. Tired but satisfied (much like having sex), we headed back and rested til dinner….

Dinner time wasn’t that eventful.. we were keen about their BBQ buffet… but disappointed… no prawns, lobsters, crabs, seafood?? It’s a beach resort… BBQ should have those items… disappointing… but I think that’s one of the biggest disappointments of the whole trip..so, its acceptable lah…

That night we didn’t do much (other than make love.…. Hahahaha…).. there isn’t much of a night life nor night activities (since we’re not into drinking) other than their games room, which is full most of the time…crowded… such a turn off…