A backdated entry.

I have finally moved to KL, which will be my second home for years to come. Flat hunting was indeed a grueling proces and I am just glad that it's all done. The location is convenient - just a short walking distance from the LRT station. I am still adjusting to the new environment and haven't been sleeping too well. Contrary to popular believe that I can sleep anywhere and anytime, I feel that I need some time to adapt. I think the place is not bad though. It is tranquil and has nice landscaping. The security, while not state-of the art, seems rather tight. What follows is a virtual tour of my flat, Eric-style, save taken using my crappy 2 megapixel v3x.

Taken from the LRT station, just a stone's throw away

My unit is located at the 20th floor

One of the pools

Jaccuzi

So-called saltwater pool

Wardrobe needs to be filled up more

I need bigger table!

So that's about it! I have uploaded more pictures to my facebook album too.

This Wednesday

I have RSVPed for the CFA information session on Wednesday 6.30pm. According to the agenda, it will end at around 8.30pm.

Then yesterday, I found out about this:

Yoga Lin's autograph session on the same day at 7.30pm in Sg. Wang. Yoga is the winner of One Million Star season 1 that I have been watching on crunchyroll. He will be performing a few songs so it will be an opportunity to catch him live.

The locations are close to each other too!

Whoaa, 2 posts in a day

Some personal record here :D



I like this song Xing Bu Liao Qing sung by Yang Zhong Wei in the season 1 of One Million Star Taiwan. I have been watching the show on Crunchyroll. It had such a high standard and this guy was one of the favourites. He left the competition early after confessing that he was lying about his age. Still, his career took off from there.

EDIT: Thanks to Little Goat who pointed out that what I'm watching happens to be the first season, not the second!

Lest we forget

Finally my Streamyx is back! After not being able to online for more than 24 hours, I finally called the customer service. I thought no one would entertain me since it's Saturday, but a technician named Michael was there to assist me. Before looking at the problem, they needed some account info (like my father's IC no.) for verification purposes which I wasn't able to provide at that time. Still, Michael troubleshooted the problem and in the end, I my connection was fixed. For that, I am very grateful. Kudos to Streamyx customer service!

Now it's probably very rare for you to hear praises about TM Net customer service, but Michael was very polite and professional - what every staff at customer service should be. It's unfortunate that not everyone is like him, judging by the number negative things being said about it over the internet. But perhaps, what's even more unfortunate is people who have not experienced TM Net's customer service first-hand may also discredit them because angry complaints abound (herd mentality).

It's also strange that so far, I have had many pleasant experiences when dealing with government officials: the people's favourite source of complaints. About a month ago, on the way back from our hiking session, Sushin and I were stopped by a policeman. It turned out that we beat the red light (another story another blog post). However, the policeman pakcik was very friendly and clearly wasn't looking for any bribe. We were happy although we got the ticket.

I also generally experience good service from the people at JPA or the Public Service Department of Malaysia. During my first two years in Sydney I lucky enough to have Encik Zainal as the consul. He had helped me though various times, more than he needed to. For me and many others, he was our guardian when we were left to fend for ourselves in a foreign land.

Strange isn't it? There really shouldn't be any good and dedicated souls, especially in the government. Fact is: there are.

Although I have thanked them profusely in real life, I would like to again thank them for being who they are, and sometimes saving me from a sticky situation. Oh, and many thanks to my neighbour (although I don't know who you are) who 'lent' me the internet to google for the customer service number :P

Watermark baru

I like to follow the herd.

New banner!

Featuring Nissan Fairlady...the new banner reflects my recent craze for Initial D. Everyone -whether you like cars or not -should seriously watch it.

This is so ironic since I don't update my blog often. But what the hell :D Made using photoshop 7! (soo outdated)

Second to none

that's four syllables
how uneconomical
considering the more humble alternative
consists only of one syllable.

so which redundant word/expression gets to you the most?

Your dream girl

Catch this chick and 11 others in Malaysian Dreamgirl, a reality modeling competition broadcasted online every Thursday and Saturday. Only 3 episodes have been aired so far!

P-p-personality test

  I kinda enjoy doing personality tests be it those fun, which-hollywood-actor-are-you online quizzes or some of the more serious psychological tests, but have never taken them seriously. But God, I hope this is true. It would be reassuring to know I made the right decision and that management may really be suitable for me. Oh look, investment banker is one of the options too!

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion ||||||||||||||||||||| 70% Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||||||||| 80% Orderliness |||||||||||||||||| 56% Altruism |||||||||||||||||| 53% Inquisitiveness |||||||||||||||||| 56% You are an Executive, possible professions include - program designer, attorney, administrator, office manager, chemical engineer, sales manager, logistics consultant, franchise owner, new business developer, personnel manager, investment banker, labor relations, management trainer, credit investigator, mortgage broker, corporate team trainer, environmental engineer, biomedical engineer, business consultant, educational consultant, personal financial planner, network integration specialist, media planner/buyer.

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UPDATE
I took another test from here and apparently I am an ESTJ (Extravert-Sensor-Thinker-Judger). Interestingly, the matching careers are along the line of Management/Admin as well.