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did you know, if you put Random Statement in google, you get a whole bunch of technical websites? sort of funny, really.
anyway, i just had a hard day at work and my kepala also sakit and i just need a nap. my morning was fine - busy prepping for a 3 hour meeting in the afternoon. the 3 hour meeting worked fine too. but from 4-6 was just 1 headache after another...
how's everyone else today?
here's a random fact:
in an average lifetime a person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world.
Mac24
12-16-2004, 08:31 AM
hello... yes....
my day was good and ok.. some site visit were boring and tiring.....
anyway would like to share some fun... Meet 3 guys from 86er's whom is Palaguru, Kaliswaran and Yap Theo Way.
we had dinner in Pj state and having some old time chit chatting.... good an fun.. told abut the Forum and will most likely be there these weekend...
nice to meet them... really good old memories... and till late night...
hope all the old memories will be there this weekend.. as for u sila.. don't worry we will remember you and have fun with it..hehehe
as long as the memories are good and/or funny!! :)
as long as the memories are good and/or funny!! :)
here's some other interesting facts:
- whilst we share around 98% of our DNA with chimps, we also share 50% with bananas and 60% with chickens. So, if an animal activist pisses you off to much, just tell them you're a member of the BLO (Banana Liberation Organisation) or the CLO.
- this will be my last day on the forum for a while. flying off on sat morning and spending the whole day tomorrow at the cricket - Australia v Pakistan. YAY!
siewjang
12-16-2004, 09:02 AM
Are you playing, euj? Or just watching? Or the cheerleader? Or the popcorn seller?
rah rah rah, zis boom bah!
cricket! cricket! goooo team!!!
how long will you be away for, euj? and where will you be traveling?
another random thing:
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself
Are you playing, euj? Or just watching? Or the cheerleader? Or the popcorn seller?
no. of course i'm only just watching. it's an official test match between australia and pakistan!
rah rah rah, zis boom bah!
cricket! cricket! goooo team!!!
how long will you be away for, euj? and where will you be traveling?
another random thing:
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself
flying off this saturday morning. transit in hong kong. then straight to rome. get the sunday 7am. then flight to venice. after that bus to cortina. hopefully i'll get there sunday afternoon. then nice dinner and straight for the pub. then i week of skiing.
after that we make our way over a few days back to rome. probably stopping off in venice, florence, bologna, genoa (vespa factory), modena (ferrari factory). we'll then spend a few days in rome.
after that it's a few days in hong kong.
so basically will be away for 3 weeks.
anyone have any suggestions as to what to do/see/buy?
Rayhong
12-16-2004, 10:38 AM
we? who u going with?
we? who u going with?
with mel...
with mel...
who's mel? melanie? melissa?
eh - how come kochun stopped chitchatting with us? kochun - kenapa berdiam diri? don't jual mahal la - ray's giving out bananas soon!
flying off this saturday morning. transit in hong kong. then straight to rome. get the sunday 7am. then flight to venice. after that bus to cortina. hopefully i'll get there sunday afternoon. then nice dinner and straight for the pub. then i week of skiing.
after that we make our way over a few days back to rome. probably stopping off in venice, florence, bologna, genoa (vespa factory), modena (ferrari factory). we'll then spend a few days in rome.
after that it's a few days in hong kong.
so basically will be away for 3 weeks.
anyone have any suggestions as to what to do/see/buy?
damn, dude...very envious. no experience with any of the destinations you're going to so no suggestions from me. except maybe try not to ski right after you've gone to the pub, maybe? ;) could make it a bit dangerous...
who's mel? melanie? melissa?
mel's my housemate.
the kind that helps you collect stamps? ;)
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 12:51 PM
pakistan zindabad!!!
the kind that helps you collect stamps? ;)
no, we're just housemates... ;)
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 12:56 PM
hey euj, how long is a cricket match normally?
how many innings? how much do you pay to get in...
no, we're just housemates... ;)
well, happy travels then. i'm actually going to key west for a few days to get out of this friggin freezing weather. my clients take the week of xmas-new year as mandatory holiday - i'm not supposed to work. might as well cabut and do some snorkeling or something.
btw, i see you went with italian for your title? Piccolo = Pequeno, si? Sciocco = Tonto?
hey euj, how long is a cricket match normally?
DAYS!! isn't it?
hey euj, how long is a cricket match normally?
how many innings? how much do you pay to get in...
traditionally, there are 2 kinds of cricket:
- test cricket - 1 over is 6 balls. 90 overs a day for 5 days or when each team has batted twice, unless one team gets such a high score that they only need to bat once. this is the cricket that the die-hard purists like.
- one-dayers - 50 overs a side. lasts about 8 hours.
there's a new kind being trialled now to fit in with the modern world called 20/20. 20 overs per side, but that is just pure smashing the ball and seeing how lucky you are. test cricket is real cricket, which require skill, technique, stamina and bravery.
DAYS!! isn't it?
the test match in perth started today. when i go tomorrow, it'll be for the second day. from 10:30am to 6pm.
one of the first international tests ever was between a side from philadelphia and a touring english side in phillie...i think that was 18something...
the role of test cricket captain is considered the number job in australia, ahead of prime ministed. in fact, johnnie howard has joked before that he wasn't good enough for the number 1 job, so he had to make do with no.2.
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 01:14 PM
I'm confused... cricket is a difficult game.
I'll stick to football... agrees more with my attention span.
I'm confused... cricket is a difficult game.
I'll stick to football... agrees more with my attention span.
which bit are you confused about?
I'm confused... cricket is a difficult game.
I'll stick to football... agrees more with my attention span.
hehheehe, dream, if your ever-changing avatars is a reflection on your attention span, i would advise you stick to main guli only aaa ;)
hehheehe, dream, if your ever-changing avatars is a reflection on your attention span, i would advise you stick to main guli only aaa ;)
maybe not even guli, cos he might 'lose his marbles!'
traditionally, there are 2 kinds of cricket:
- test cricket - 1 over is 6 balls. 90 overs a day for 5 days or when each team has batted twice, unless one team gets such a high score that they only need to bat once. this is the cricket that the die-hard purists like.
- one-dayers - 50 overs a side. lasts about 8 hours.
there's a new kind being trialled now to fit in with the modern world called 20/20. 20 overs per side, but that is just pure smashing the ball and seeing how lucky you are. test cricket is real cricket, which require skill, technique, stamina and bravery.
so euj, is it the "One-dayers" that is played for the world championship or world cup of cricket (or whatever that competition is called). we go to this indian restaurant in ohio ALL the time - and last year they rented a huge TV and satellite dish and at 3 AM our time the restaurant was full of indian and pakistani cricket enthusiasts. i did chat with the waiter who was organising this and had watched some of the highlights of the india-pakistan game.
maybe not even guli, cos he might 'lose his marbles!'
*clap clap clap*
very nicely done euj. dushhhh - kena one to poor dream ;)
never mind, dream, if you lose your marbles, you can always play tengteng.
so euj, is it the "One-dayers" that is played for the world championship or world cup of cricket (or whatever that competition is called). we go to this indian restaurant in ohio ALL the time - and last year they rented a huge TV and satellite dish and at 3 AM our time the restaurant was full of indian and pakistani cricket enthusiasts. i did chat with the waiter who was organising this and had watched some of the highlights of the india-pakistan game.
yup, the world cup is played in one-day format. it's very popular amonst the lay enthusiast and women. also very popular in the sub-continent, but amongst true cricket fans, test matches which take 5 days, is the real thing cos they require proper technique and more strategy.
i suppose logistically, if you have a match be days and days, and not be able to schedule the competition, you have to make some adjustments to account for players not able to take 3 months off work to come and wait their turn to play cricket. but i understand where your purist point of view is coming from. i have gotten more into the game of baseball now but of course baseball is played from april-october so the season's over.
go RED SOX!!!! woooohoooo!
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 01:32 PM
FYI, That's a kodama... a japanese tree spirit. Brings good fortune... I learnt that from Prince Ashitaka
i suppose logistically, if you have a match be days and days, and not be able to schedule the competition, you have to make some adjustments to account for players not able to take 3 months off work to come and wait their turn to play cricket. but i understand where your purist point of view is coming from. i have gotten more into the game of baseball now but of course baseball is played from april-october so the season's over.
go RED SOX!!!! woooohoooo!
there are less than 10 countries with test status and they are professional, full-time players - england, australia, pakistan, india, sri lanka, bangladesh, zimbabwe, south africa, new zealand, west indies - i think that's it.
OK guys - i really have to go to bed now. too dem old to be up going to bed at 1 AM and waking up at 6:30 AM every friggin' workday laaah.
euj, in case i don't get to chat with you before you go on your trip, have a wonderful time! teach us some more italian nanti, ok?
all you others - have fun at dharoos (7 PM friday dec 17)!!! say hello to any abang2, kakak2, and adik2s that might oso come to the gathering.
as a closing, here's some stuff i am wondering, a survey of sorts, perhaps:
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived?
* cricket or baseball?
:)
FYI, That's a kodama... a japanese tree spirit. Brings good fortune... I learnt that from Prince Ashitaka
ashitaka? isn't that a mushroom? :p
there are less than 10 countries with test status and they are professional, full-time players - england, australia, pakistan, india, sri lanka, bangladesh, zimbabwe, south africa, new zealand, west indies - i think that's it.
that's a pretty short list. seems like cricketers are quite die hard fans... the waiter at our indian restaurant certainly is
Are you playing, euj? Or just watching? Or the cheerleader? Or the popcorn seller?
hopefully not cheerleading - i can attest to the fact that euj does not look good in a mini skirt :p
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 01:46 PM
thats shitake you talking about...
Ashitaka is a character from Princess Mononoke... a brilliant Japanese animated movie.
I'll have my answers for the surver by tmrw...
i actually saw Princess Mononoke, i think must've 4-5 years ago! it was quite good. unfortunately i don't really remember much of it anymore. memory no good laa
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 01:50 PM
memory still good... normally its the recall that doesn't function properly. That can be corrected... I'm experimenting on that now.
excellent dream. make sure the solution involves kool-aid and mushrooms, preferably, shiitake
Rayhong
12-16-2004, 02:00 PM
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
anything that falls into the category called 'food'. doesn't really matter to me. for me, it's more, 'what's the craziest thing you ever had for breakfast?' and my answer to that would be a leftover t-bone, medium well :)
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
CSI
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
every night
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
dunno, but remind me of a post linkin put up, you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant... what do you do?
reminds me of a plot from CSI (although it's not related), (NOT MIAMI cause miami sucks)- goes something like this, a man gets shot, stumbling across the street he gets knocked by a car, he gets up, run's into a burning house, and the roof beam falls on his head. what killed him?
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived?
sleeping is a total waste of time
* cricket or baseball?
hmmm... between the devil and the deep blue, i would have to say cricket!
dreamwh
12-16-2004, 02:11 PM
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
Either my mother's Nasi Lemak or Wantan Mee Kicap
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
The Apprentice - Trump is God! You're Fired...
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
Every morning shampoo+conditioner... Every Wednesday and Saturdays, shampoo+conditioner+intensive moisturising treatment+serum infusion.
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
The turtle, because i kesian the lembab fella... but if they were both being harmed by a human, I'll whack the human. Case settled
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived
I opine 5 hours of sleep a day is sufficient... Sea Hing once told me 4 is enough, but then Sea Hing is CRAZY...
* cricket or baseball?
Baseball, at least I understand the game.
What is your favorite breakfast food?
toast bread w/ strawberry jam + coffee
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
:rolleyes:
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
every night
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
turtle....im a sea lover.
simply being nosy :p
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
the one i eat everyday is instant oats, but if i had a choice it would be any cooked asian dish like mee goreng.
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
cricket when australia is playing.
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
everyday. been trialling every other day cos i heard every day is bad for the hair.
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
turtle, since it's a creature rather than just a plant. plus can save it for later cos it's probably tastier too.
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived?
from the sounds of it, probably, but i am too. i usually sleep about 1am too. very bad. my new year resolution is to sleep by 10pm.
* cricket or baseball?
did you have to ask?
simply being nosy :p
yaaaay that's what we like clos! keep it up! :)
i realize that last night i didn't include my own information:
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
mi goreng!! or maybe mi kicap?
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
Law & Order: SVU (mariska hargitay is COOL) or Gilmore Girls (love the snappy repartee)
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
Daily
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
TURTLE!!! i am the queen of the turtles, after all. death to treess!
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived?
deprived!
* cricket or baseball?
baseball (i'm with dreamwh on this - at least i understand baseball and i don't want to watch something for days on end... 9 innings is quite enough)
so far people are picking turtles over trees! woohooo! although did get called lembab!!
aiya, this morning i had sitiawan 'lu mian'...yummy! :D . right bhind my hse, opened by hokchew ppl.... :p . and i saw the kg.koh chili sauce...on the table !!!
waaa i ran out of my supply of kg koh chili sauce laa now working on lingham's (which ain't bad). must get some next time i'm home.
KoChun
12-18-2004, 12:01 AM
Sila, kasi email, then I email Kg Koh cili sos to you.
emailed kg koh chili sos dowan laaa i want the proper one. good stuff.
kochun are you going to participate in my survey?
KoChun
12-18-2004, 12:16 AM
kochun are you going to participate in my survey?
What survey? If can, why not? Okay, me check first.
What survey? If can, why not? Okay, me check first.
kochun, see post #33 of this thread for survey questions.
KoChun
12-18-2004, 12:43 AM
* What is your favorite breakfast food?
Nasi lemak + Nescafe ais
* What is the 1 show on TV that you cannot miss??
Mission Impossible
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
Twice a week
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
I save myself 1st, then I save the tree & turtle. Okay, real answer, tree. (sorry)
* Do you think sila is sleep deprived?
Nope
* cricket or baseball?
Badminton, badminton, soccer, badminton, ping pong, badminton. Neither!!!
* How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
Every morning shampoo+conditioner... Every Wednesday and Saturdays, shampoo+conditioner+intensive moisturising treatment+serum infusion.
dude, you're serious about your hair, eh? ;)
* If you had to pick between saving a tree and saving a turtle, which one would you pick?
I save myself 1st, then I save the tree & turtle. Okay, real answer, tree. (sorry)
* cricket or baseball?
Badminton, badminton, soccer, badminton, ping pong, badminton. Neither!!!
waaaah - first one to vote against the turtle, kochun! :)
good answer on the sports question. badminton better!
KoChun
12-18-2004, 12:55 AM
No tree, no oxigen, I die.
No turtle, no turtle egg to eat, I eat chicken egg, I live.
No tree, no oxigen, I die.
No turtle, no turtle egg to eat, I eat chicken egg, I live.
eh don't eat endangered species eggs aaa!! stick to the chicken egg!
ok - i know that there is a 'movie talk' section in the General chat. but what about books? anyone read a good book and want to recommend it to their former classmates?
i have 1. it is a non-fiction book (very rare for me to not be reading fiction).
Reading Lolita in Tehran, author Azar Nafisi.
REALLY good book, eye opening and valuable for us to read, given our country background.
dreamwh
12-20-2004, 09:45 AM
Sila, EVERY guy in my family went bald by 30!!! My brother and I are the only ones to have escaped this far... so i better do to keep it that way!
The most recent book I read was SPACE by James Michener... for the 7th time!!! Now I'm reading the Last Don by Mario Puzo for the second time...
dreamwh
12-20-2004, 09:48 AM
Non-Fiction I'm reading Carl Sagan's Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and some English scholar's take on "The Decay & Fall of Sri Vijaya"(!!!)....
siewjang
12-20-2004, 10:14 AM
Sila, EVERY guy in my family went bald by 30!!! My brother and I are the only ones to have escaped this far... so i better do to keep it that way!
Don't remember seeing your dad bald :rolleyes:
dreamwh
12-20-2004, 10:22 AM
he's also bald la... just not so bad as his brother and my cousins.
Sila, EVERY guy in my family went bald by 30!!! My brother and I are the only ones to have escaped this far... so i better do to keep it that way!
The most recent book I read was SPACE by James Michener... for the 7th time!!! Now I'm reading the Last Don by Mario Puzo for the second time...
oops, 6 months left of caring for your hair, more or less, if guys in your family lose it by 30? :p i wish you all the luck with it, dream.
i don't think i made it to the last don by mario puzo - i read the Sicilian and a coupla others though. long time ago...
siewjang
12-20-2004, 10:14 PM
he's also bald la... just not so bad as his brother and my cousins....
... How often do you wash (shampoo) your hair?
Every morning shampoo+conditioner... Every Wednesday and Saturdays, shampoo+conditioner+intensive moisturising treatment+serum infusion.
This explain your healthy hair. Hey, should let your dad know about the secret. Poor him.
my mom says, if girls go bald, then wear tudung no one can see ;)
siewjang
12-20-2004, 10:27 PM
Sila, i hope you are not wearing a tudung in States ok. Ppl might mistaken you as wifey for Osama.
siew jang, i'm not bald YET!! :)
siewjang
12-20-2004, 10:29 PM
Just incase! :cool:
good to know you're looking out for me siew jang ;)
eh - why did dream say you were thinking of diaper rash etc earlier in this thread? are you expecting #3 ke??
dream, here's a few writers who's a bit screwball (fiction). read Jennifer Government and Syrup by Maxx Barry. it's cool, funny and hip. also, read any book by Chuck Palahniuk (he wrote Fight Club). really good stuff, man. another good one is The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (spelled with 2 f's)
dreamwh
12-21-2004, 09:13 AM
Can't seem to find Fight Club over here, someone said its probably banned... but funny thing i can find all his other books.
Fight Club is one of my all-time favourite movies. Even Chuck Palahniuk said in an interview the movie version tied-up some of the themes(?) better than the book.
My all time favourite books are actually Outline of History (out of print) by HG Wells and Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan... both non-fiction. I read mostly non-fiction now...
dreamwh
12-21-2004, 12:51 PM
Ok besok cuti kebangsaan... Saya sudah di lantik menjadi member.
I think i'll retire while i'm still at my peak...
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