….after the silence…

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Just when i thought there’s nothing else to blog…here’s a bit of Engrriisshh lesson for the day.. Some new words..(to me) which i didnt knew the meaning of it..well..till now..

Here ya go: 

penury - poverty: extreme poverty

adroit -  skillful: displaying physical or mental skill

vituperation - outburst of abuse: an outburst of violently abusive or harshly critical language

truculent - aggressively defiant: aggressively or sullenly refusing to accept something or do what is asked

platitude -  banal statement: a pointless, unoriginal, or empty comment or statement made as though it was significant or helpful

neologism - new word or meaning: a recently coined word or phrase, or a recently extended meaning of an existing word or phrase

chicanery - cheating or deception: deception or trickery, especially by the clever manipulation of language

Interesting….

*sourced from Microsoft Encarta Dictionary*

Was helping myself over a sumptious buffet spread at Pan Pacific KLIA when i stumbled upon this: 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil…. hehe.. wats gives it the "extra" edge over the rest of the virgin’s huh ?… *ponders..

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And then…last nite was Danny’s (Blur King)    pre-birthday bash…ermm..more like a dinner thingy at pizza hut..  *see that blur face now?..*.. dun let it fool ya coz you’re looking at the dotA king here..

Anyway..happy 21st birthday!!.. and according to him..the usual "key" that associates the 21yr old birthday is to open the "back-door" … hmmm…. well..here’s some pix:

So..there ya go..

*no more pix till early June coz reached the crappy friendster’s pix quota for the month..*

Found out some truth bout someone who LIED to me….yes..the most commonly used method to get one out of trouble or..more interestingly, to get ATTENTION & Comfort..by telling a LIE.  *hmmm.

and so..i was quite disappointed but guess what was awaiting me back home on a gloomy emo evening….

*ta-daaaa!* 

What a pleasant suprise….Now am feelin’ weird..with a mixture of suprised, happy, & the emo-ness from the earlier incident (which I’d wouldnt wanna go into details)..

Nicely packed in 2 plastic bag was this lil’ box on the desk of my room. Yummy-licious cheese cake out of nowhere awaits my return from work.. kewl!..what a blessing!

Thank you soooooo much!.. u know who u are..no mentioning names here..due to possible massive gossips, controversy, car scratches, tire punctures or even murder.. *haha..

U really made my day..(evening)..  =)   *munch munch…

*lesson of the day.. u need not LIE to get my attention, you’ve already GOT me!

or should i use ‘Jerry McGuire’s famous quote … "u had me at hello"… 

Decided to do a comparison of the 2 automobile lighting that has been gaining much controversy (and business for accessory shops). 

The H.I.D (High-Intensity Discharge) which emits a strong and intense beam has been gaining much popularity esp. in the upmarket vehicles in recent years and indeed has proven its worthiness despite all the "hoo-hah’s" goin around. They not only run on lower wattage (35w) compared to the usual (55w) for halogens, they are supposingly to have longer lifespan as well as promote safer & a more comfortable nite driving compared to the century old Halogens lightings.

There you go.. to show you more reasons’ to go HID instead of the usual halogens..here are more pix why "white" is the way to go even in other applications:

So..dump those halogens and go get urself a lighting upgrade for ur ride..strictly for projector headlamps. If ur on the usual reflector, by installing HID, u’d be such a selfish !@@##$% to blind other road users. 

More facts `bout HID lightings at Wikipedia.

Got my itchy hands (and feet) on the new Perodua Viva (the car thats’ full of Love) at a showroom in town and here are some findings:   

1. Another cheap "run-off-the-mill" model..(am not feelin so much LOVE despite all the advertisement hype). Trust me..u definitely wont too..coz of all the cheap interior plastic trims

2. U get "free" (well..for bout 40k) thereabouts -OSIM vibrating (massage) chair -3cylinder AGAIN!

3. Handles as bad if not worse than a Kancil (no wonder they keep pushing the "LOVE" factor instead of "FUN" (kelisa)

4. Too overpriced for a car of this capacity and quality. Price starts from bout 28k for 660cc, 33k for 850cc and 44k for 1000cc "premium" model with all the fancy stuff thrown in.

5. Small Malay families of bout 8 ppl who would be the biggest buyer of the 660cc & <p>Got my itchy hands (and feet) on the new Perodua Viva (the car thats’ full of Love) at a showroom in town and here are some findings: </p></p> <p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a onclick="window.open(this.href, ‘_blank’, ‘width=480,height=640,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0′); return false" href="http://baldwinchua.blogs.friendster.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/dsc00016.JPG"><img title="Dsc00016" height="256" alt="Dsc00016" src="http://baldwinchua.blogs.friendster.com/after_the_silence/images/dsc00016.JPG" width="192" border="0" /></a> </p></p> <p><p>1. Another cheap &quot;run-off-the-mill&quot; model..(more details later)</p></p> <p><p>2. U get &quot;free&quot; (well..for bout 40k) thereabouts -OSIM vibrating (massage) chair</p></p> <p><p>3. Handles as bad if not worse than a Kancil (no wonder they keep pushing the &quot;LOVE&quot; factor instead of &quot;FUN&quot; (kelisa)</p></p> <p><p>4. Too overpriced for a car of this capacity and quality</p></p> <p><p>5. Small Malay families of bout 8 ppl who would be the biggest buyer of the 660cc &amp; 850cc would probably try to squeeze all of their @$$es in this Avanza Jr. </p></p> <p><p>6. 660,850 &amp; 1000cc all have DVVT ! Which i find totally useless..as the test unit i was trying out kinda struggled in the lower RPM registers but only gain some pull after 3.2k RPM (DVVT kicks in).. </p></p> <p><p></p>850cc would probably try to squeeze all of their @$$es in this Avanza Jr.

6. 660,850 & 1000cc all have DVVT ! Which i find totally useless..as the test unit i was trying out kinda struggled in the lower RPM registers but only gain some pull after 3.2k RPM (DVVT kicks in)..

7. a RM44k so called "highest-end" model of the VIVA has all the "unecessaries" of a car of this range…ABS, EBD, 2 Airbags. How fast can this baby go ???? (gosh) Just tell me how many ppl u know actually died in a bad crash in town runarounds just bcoz there’s lack of ABS & Airbag in their rides..come on!.. we’ve survived all this years gettin by without anythin more than a seatbelt (and even that some of us still doesnt know why seatbelts existed..coz they wont bother fastening `em)

8. Electric Retractable Side Mirrors.. - I dun see a need in this either…Do u?  No hands to flip it in??

9. Height-adjusting seat??…Darn!..A tiny makcik wit a "lesen-terbang" would probably use this.

10. Finally… no doubt its more spacious than the previous 13 yr old Kancil and Kelisa by heaps and bounds…but still overpriced, flimsy, and handles very clumsily even in town maneuvers…seriously!

In conclusion…a NO..NO.. get a Myvi instead if u really have to..

Not that i’m a food freak or wat..but just wanna post tis entry about the best..if not most tasty Nasi Kandar in Nilai.. Located bout 20kms fr where my Clubhouse is…..  Is this place.. behind Cempakapuri….fellow INTI-ians and NC-ians would know this..

Small little place….but check out the lunch hour crowd.. 

and it has this long queue that stretches all the way out to the walkway of the shoplots..

Mind u they only serve less than 7 variety of dishes.. Ur regular mee or nasi goreng is definitely NOT available here…Price is very reasonable.

Here’s wat my colleague and I had…

Check out the famous fried chicken: crispy & juicy-tender meat..

now so full and sleepy……..   zzzzz…

Definitely a recommended place to eat if ur in the vicinity.

was told there’s actually a rather exclusive restaurant somewhere in KL that serves not only great food but……serviettes from HELL ????… check tis out..:

  *yawwnnss….& stretches* …whoaa!! its been over 4months since my last posting.. well.. life’s been a bit of an adventure in the past 4months though this blog has looked somehow asleep..

to summarize it all, am inspired to blog again partly due to http://www.kennysia.com/ …and all the daily rantings at other ppl’s blogs. All this kinda made me "felt like blogging" once more.

its easier for me to recall some of it by categorizing it by months..here it goes:

Jan 2007 :  Happy New Year..bla bla bla..still enjoyin my new ride..and new cam.. been outta a relatioship..though it hurts the other party..well..life goes on..

Feb 2007:  Life’s still wonderful…life was a living heaven and hell at the same time….gong xi fa cai.. yada yada…etc…  Doin’ babysittin’ most of the time..and lovin’ it totally…lil boy is super adorable..so is the mom..thanks for the wonderful time.. =)  out goes another r’ship…(phew…) *long story..* its what i’d like to call it a priceless life-lesson.   and oh yeahh…not forgetting that we bid farewell to my good’ ol’ lil bro -Jay boyboy…who’s off to Australia for studies..All the best!

March 2007: err..*think..think* …. been very free..trying hard to adapt back to the "i am MYSELF"..or more like "i’ve FOUND myself" ..doing what am good at and likes most all the time. (music, cars, trips..etc) Been a faithful fan of American Idol.. totally glues to the screen every wed & thurs..

April 2007: big family reunion thingy goin on at home..nearly all (except 1) of my dad’s siblings -5 of em came. Some from Australia & Singapore..Ipoh mali and penangite.all at my place for bout a week or so..

Then planned for my eagerly awaited…"roadtrip to the East Coast".. supposedly goin Redang..but ended up in Kuantan..well.. still enjoyed myself. Thanks a whole LOT to Michel for being our tourguide..and yeah..finally get to meet up wit ur family and Abelene + Tiffanie who came by just to meet up wit us by the seaside. A video of our trip at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE2dlzDvj8I

oh yeahh!..and brought my 2 adorable PK’s (pastor’s kids…not pokai’s…hehe =p) for a day outing to Genting.. Kinda revived my youtube account after bout a year. Few new videos of the happenings lately at: http://www.youtube.com/baldwinchua

*hopefully more vid’s to come as am getting inspired again by my newly acquired cam..  more pix of all this in a few hrs time..

May 2007: Currently..inspired to blog again of course..and i promise there’ll be more pix, nonsense & comments of my true self tis season..

Stay tuned for the change!

*cheerioz..* 

      finally the xmas holiday season and mood is here… xmas deco’s are everywhere around town and in malls and i mean like everywhere..

one very fine example is KLCC..where they "planted" an xmas tree which stretches from the ground all the way up to the top flr…check it out.      ..and of course not forgetting Santa’s very own agents spiralling all the way up to the roof as well.. ..

was waiting for my aunt there when i decided to do some "christmas shopping"       and ended up with a few boxes of "presents" that failed to fit in my car..    … sorry guys..cant lug it home for u all..so i decided to "leave" it in the KLCC concourse area..maybe i’ll learn how to shop more "wisely" nxt xmas yea.. *hehe.. even the reindeers are not keen to help me with it coz of its size.. =(   just look at em "cabut"-ing without carting my presents along..   <—bad reindeers..   see..!! even the last one couldnt be bothered with my "moderately-sized" present … hmm..    . U guys should just save those pix of ur prezzies in ur com..its truly a gift from the heart as tis is "THE" season..ya get wat i mean??. =p  meanwhile..go spread all the love and joy during tis season..coz we have all been given a gift thats far beyond any man (or reindeers & santa) could ever offer..the gift of Life! so stop complaining `bout everything..

Weeeezing off to Singapore for Xmas from tomorrow for a week of holidays with my family  …City Harvest, Vivo City..Suntec..here I Come!!! 

Happy Holidays!!!