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New year resolution? Hmmm……

Regular updates to resume only in 2008.

Happy holidays.

Maneki Neko

On the first day of business, I-Ming walked in with a gift boxed up in his hands. “Here’s a little something for you”, he said.

The Maneki Neko; is a common Japanese sculpture believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in business premises. A raised right paw supposedly attracts money, while a raised left paw attracts customers.

I placed it on the server rack so it’ll attract network traffic. And Rom – the manager came to me moments later,

“Your cat scared the shit out of me!”

…apparently, the lights were off when he went in to check on the 48-porters.

Langgar Lari

Pada dua hari yang lalu, jam 2.15 petang, semasa saya telah memandu motokar saya di Jalan Macalister dari arah belakang menuju ke arah depan untuk pergi ke kedai TMPoint. Tiba-tiba, saya terdengar dan terasa macam ada benda keras telah melanggar belakang motokar saya. Bunyinya macam apabila anda menghancurkan papadam untuk dimakan dengan nasi kandar. “KRekekk akckckakkekekek”. Saya pun pandang ke belakang dan ternampak satu motokar berada dengan dekat sekali. Rekod tak-pernah-langgar motokar baru saya ini ikut turut hancur. Hati sedih. Muka jadi muram.

Sebagai seorang pengguna jalan raya yang bertimbang-rasa, saya pun memandu motokar saya ke tepi jalan dengan serta-merta supaya tidak mengakibatkan kesesakan. Saya tidak suka akan orang yang suka memperhebohkan kemalangan remeh-temeh dan turut melibatkan ratusan pengguna jalan-raya yang lain. Saya pun turun dari motokar untuk meniliti kerosakan di belakang motokar saya.

Tetapi, secara tidak sangka, motokar buruk jenama Datsun 120Y yang telah melanggar saya memecut dari tempat kejadian! Ia mengeluarkan bunyi enjin yang amat kuat berserta dengan asap hitam yang amat tebal – semacam terdapat kilang memanggang satay di didalam motokar itu. Seorang pakcik yang telah meyaksikan seluruh insiden itu memberitahu saya nombor motokar orang langgar lari itu. WY 8809.

Setelah cukup 24 jam saya berfikir, saya telah memutuskan untuk tidak membuat laporan polis terhadap orang itu. Ada kemungkinan besar dia tidak berhenti untuk settle kerana dia tidak membawa wang dengan dia. Kerosakan di motokar saya hanya dalam lingkungan RM200. Jumlah kerosakan kemenangan dari segi lain belum lagi dikenal pasti.

Sekian blog saya.

Yang beli nombor,
~ Pokok Membesar ~

Almost there…

Thank you Kevin, my “son”. You got a lot of things moved, fixed and tested. Everything wouldn’t have been this smooth without your help. Daddy loves you. Daddy owes you. Daddy will treat you nice dinner.

Nothing to write.

Mind’s in a state of blurness. Probably telling me he wants to go to sleep. Just a few more things to do when I wake then she’ll be ready to open for business. Yay!

P/S: Hope TM contractors come as promised.

Same time everyday.

According to Moomookun, the master of “trying” to be-on-time, he goes to the toilet at around 10.15am everyday – without fail. His theory is that the bowel needs to be trained to react to our biological clock, bla bla bla… And he suggests that I maintain a personal-timing for myself too. Even if it means just sitting there waiting for “it” to happen.

As much as I like to take pleasure in ridiculing his theory (like I always do), this one does make some sense. Back when I had a more organized daily schedule, I unload at the toilet pretty much the same time everyday. Now? Quite erratic. Some days 6am, some days 1pm, 6pm, 10pm…

On this first day on the “plan”, I pinged him when I felt that I had to go.

10am, 11-Dec-07. Dan Says: PST!

10am, 11-Dec-07. MMK Says: Enjoy. It’s a good start.

On the second day, “it” didn’t wanted to come until it was 3pm – right after a heavy lunch. I felt obliged to ping him again. And also just to keep him updated on my progress.

3pm, 12-Dec-07. Dan Says: PST!

3pm, 12-Dec-07. MMK Says: DON’T! Must be SAME TIME EVERYDAY!

Stunned, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, to unload or hold it in for the next 19 hours? Had to be careful not to offend my master toilet trainer.