Have won the final battle...

Some of you might not have known that I have been engaging myself in a heated battle with a certain entity that I thought would never favor me. For years, I have been standing in the front line, defending my believes and showing the enemy no mercy. Even before this, I have heard stories about other people and their battles, about how they fought and lost. This truly is, a day to rejoice, my friend. For sweet victory is finally mine, proving that justice will prevail!!! What am I talking about? I am of course, talking about the biggest S in Malaysia.

Piece of S.....

Yes... For years, I have been struggling with Malaysia's biggest S, trying to get my money's worth. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I never got a decent speed for my package. There were times when it became so bad that the connection kept going off every 5 minutes! Imagine connecting, turning on your Msn, and when it is finally connected and you see your friend online, even before your friend can reply your message, you are disconnected. That went on for almost a month. I finally couldn't take it and called that blardy S... After reading to me the solutions from a manual (obviously I tried everything before calling them, I am an IT student for Mr. G's sake), I told them that the problem is not my side but over there. A little advice, if you face the same problem and you are certain that it's not your fault, just ask them to reset your port =p

You can go crazy talking to these people =p

So, that was what I experienced in the past and I finally got a stable connection (nevermind the speed). Then, recently I decided to upgrade my package from a 512kb to a 1M, hoping there will be some difference. Of course there were a difference, but imagining upgrading from 300 to 400 kbps after upgrading! What's worst was the reply from the customer service guy;

*after explaining my situation for the billionth time,

@$$istant : Sir, let's compare here...
Me : Ok...
@$$istant : I have a client here, with a 1M enterprise package...
Me : Ok...
@$$istant : And his download speed is lower than your, you know?
Me : ...


There was where I blew my top. I told him,

Me : I seriously do not care what other people are having and if your client is contended
with the speed, it's none of my business! Its written in your policy that I should get a
minimum of 70% percent of the package speed which is 700kbps instead I'm getting
400! If i was happy with 400, why would I want to upgrade? I might as well stayed
with my 512 package, since 400 is still below 512, right?
@$$istant : Er, yeah... (that made sense)

If only I could somehow reach that guy through the phone...

After making hold for a good 15 minutes, I was calling a 1300 number! He told me that his supervisor told him to file a report (about time they did) and the technician will contact me soon. Later in the evening, a technician called me (I was sleeping and pissed ) and told that he has given me 2M of download speed instead of 1M since it wasn't enough (I was figuring out whether i was dreaming or not) and when I checked my speed, I couldn't believe my eyes!!!

Couldn't believe my eyes...

I thought maybe TM did something to the website, it is TM's website anyway, so I went somewhere else to check again...

Even faster!!!

Well, I felt like a war with the S~ses has finally come to an end (for now). I can finally stream videos online without waiting for ages... Victory is sweet =p

It Keeps Coming

Alright, So after Deepavali, classes continued as usual and things got suddenly shifted to 6th gear. Suddenly you see people running around frantically, screaming and panicking about the assignments and presentations. Suddenly the tone of the lecturers changed from "How is your progress?", to "You better be at least half way done by now, otherwise you will be in trouble!!!".

Fast forward a little and after a few sleepless night figuring out what the H3|| is SQL and VB.net, through some amazingly fast collection of resources, I finally managed to finished my assignment. I guess the best part was when my mum woke up at 6 in the morning and saw me packing up to get a quick nap =p She was like, "Just woke up ah?". I was like, "More like going to sleep now".

Trying too look happy although we know we will get drilling from the lecturer later =p

Ok, I'm sure you wouldn't want to listen to me whine, so fast forward a little and 'it's the season to be Jolly.' But anyone who celebrates Christmas and is old enough to pay for their own presents know that before there is Happiness, Celebration and Laughter there is Panic, Stress and more Stress!

Does my sis have the potential to be a lady boss?

Ah, PC fair was also around the corner...

The angel, the devil and the human (look like female version of Stephen Fung)

Found my friend who was working there.


UFO!!! Nope, It's a flying Christmas tree, maybe Santa Clause' flying machine =p

The morning after I submitted my assignment, I was already preparing for Christmas. Bought lamps for half the house, did a minor renovation to the house, did a little painting, Oh, did i mention that I had 2 papers to sit and a presentation during that period. There is also that dreadful process of using your own money to buy presents for other people, and I'm not talking about one or two people. more like 20 people!!! And getting presents that are not common, and suitable for that person is really difficult, especially when you give them presents every year.

Intermission

Hey, just got back from performing at Mandarin Oriental. This is part one of our three part Christmas Caroling there this year. And guess what? I'm flying to Indonesia in a few hours time, so guess I wont be blogging for the next few days. I know I'm way past due but I'll try to catch up as soon as possible ok? Just hoping I'll find everything I need there, wish me luck!!!

*I'll leave you with with a picture from tonight's MO!

HAPPY (how) DEEP (is your stomach) AVALI!!!

So, after having a great night in Zouk, you might think things can not go any better right? But it did!!! Because the very next day was DEEPAVALI!!! It is the day you stuff yourself till you have to go on a fast for a week after that (well, thats my definition anyway)

So, although I barely got enough sleep from last night's outing, I gladly woke up, got ready and headed over to Sha's place, and once we got there guess what I saw?

Looks stunning even before fully ready...

So, once everyone was ready and the rest of the family arrived, it was time to take some pictures!!!

'Kids' picture =p


Then it was time to EAT!!! As usual, the food had not need any sort introduction whatsoever, they spoke for themselves =p


......*yum*

Then we headed out to smell, the fresh air, loosen our belts and let other people get a taste of the food, and what better time to take more pictures!!!

More stunning pictures of the ladies...


Trying to look like I'm promoting a drink with the two beauties beside me =p

More more more!!!


Only girls...

Damn, every year, Deepavali comes and goes, and every year there is one person that I really wish would be around to celebrate with, coz it is never the same without him. I mean, it's all nice and fun but if HE was around, it would be a whole new level, don't you agree?

Mesh, one year man, just one year =p

Round 2

Ok, lets continue. Let's see, there was the hunting for clothes for Deepavali...

I quote, "So many to look at, so little time..."

Things you can cover yourself with to make sure no one can see who is beneath it all...

Then there was the outing to Zouk for the first time, it was Mumbo Jumbo night too!!!


I have no idea what I was saying or singing =p


It was kind of empty when we went there although it was PACKED like hell outside. A lot of 'RESERVED' tables...

BUT, it was really worth the wait, coz the night went really well!!! These are times where I am glad that I grew up listening to those songs, some even my parents' time... Who could withstand the temptation and stand still when songs like, 'YMCA', 'It's My Life', 'STOP' and 'Jump' are being played? I never danced like that in my life... Try dancing nonstop without having breaks for hours!!! We practically, danced the moment the first song was played until we left (not counting the life-saving breaks we had to hydrate ourselves)

Managed to take a pic between sessions=p

The very next day, it was the all awaited-all-you-can-eat-till-you-feel-so-full-you-wanna-die DEEPAVALI!!! Tune in for more food chomping and cam-whoring at the next post...

Muackss...

A little catching up to do...

Well, what happened since I really blogged? Let's see, I just finished my first semester of my second year, and believe me when I say it's totally different from the first year!!! Not only are you supposed to produce something at the end of the semester (which was 7 weeks), the product was practically not taught in lecturers. You are expected to learn it on your own! I, being a typical Malaysian who has been spoon-fed all the schooling days of my life, was really in a state of shock. But anyway, I managed =p

How I felt at that moment...

Now, I feel much better =p

On a lighter note, Keith and Allison finally got married!!! too bad I didn't have my camera all the time, but the whole thing was almost perfect. Attending someone's wedding is nice but it's nothing compared to attending your close friend's wedding. Somehow you pay attention to all the details, and you just give a damn =p

The theme was Shanghai Glam, so we tried to look as oriental as possible =p

Ppl clearing up behind, but we refused to go home =p

Too much wine...

Second wedding dinner =p

Next, I bought a camera!!! My very first camera to call my own =p Gearing up for Bandung, have been playing with the functions a lot recently =p

My Casio~~~ Watashiwa Suki~~~


Simple, easy to use...

I know, it may not be as 'canggih' as a lot of the other cameras in the market, but it has everything I needed, a lot of functions, slick, and the best of all, my pocket could handle it =p Some might ask me, why not get a higher pixel camera? After doing tons of research, I realized that actually anything higher than 5MP is enough, unless you plan to blow up the picture and hang it on a billboard...

Just beautiful...


Look at the clouds, you can see the details...

I know this are not clouds, but I just love the effects

And finally, clouds during sunset...

Back into business

Ok, I am truly sorry for the M.I.A. I know it has been months since I posted something, but believe me when I say that there were a few times where I was already composing and I just can't seem to finish it, or when it came to inserting pictures and it just wouldn't upload, so I saved it and never finished it (I know it's an excuse=p) So, this is my official apology to all those who kept asking me why my blog is not updated. I'll try to fill in the blanks from where I last left you till now. There are ALOT of things that happened! Happiness, Sadness, Romance, Action, Suspense, you name it. So, check regularly, I'll try to post them ASAP! That's all for now, See ya!!!