To GO or NOT to go?

Realized that I hadn't blogged in a while. Kinda busy I guess, trying to improve the look of cutiDeals and movie review. PHP and CSS is not easy I tell you. So far I've managed to bluff my way into making some minor tweaks here and there but the more complex stuff is...well complex. On the lookout for some prize  sponsors. So if you know of anyone who might like to give out free hotel stays or movie tickets in exchange for some publicity, do drop me a note. Anyway back to me ramblings. I was driving along the main Kota D'sara road today on my way back from a meeting when I reached a traffic light which had both the red and green light on, I was thinking to myself, which one is it, red or green? Should I go or stop. Well I decided to go cause the car next to me was going. haha...that goes to show that we so influenced by peer pressure. Go with the flow you know. Okok...I know in this instance it made sense to go. You know, there was this story about an experiment done which sort of proved the power of peer pressure. Hmmm...maybe I'll safe that for another time. Need to hit the road!

No Strings Attached

In this day and age, it is very hard to find one party offering another something good or of value for nothing in return. The term "no strings attached" is an idiom which basically means there no special demands or limits that you have to accept. Usually there would be some hidden clause, phrase or small print within the contract which one has to fulfill in order for one to fully enjoy the product or service. I remember on one occasion I was given a voucher which entitled me to claim an expensive product for just about 10% of the selling price. I was young and naive and believed that something of this nature could possibly exist. Someone once said that "If something is too good to be true, it probably is." I see the wisdom in that statement. I am more careful now of course. Anyway, back to my story. I was so excited about the possibility of obtaining that product at the unbeatable price that I dragged my colleague along with me (who was skeptical about the offer) to the shopping center which was about 40 minutes drive from my office. I stepped in with anticipation looking at the product which I was about to possess for almost nothing, only to be crushed when the sales staff told me "I'm sorry sir, you can only get this product at this price if you buy RM3000 worth of our other products." My colleague was almost laughing his head off and I was sadly fuming mad. Needless to say I walked out empty handed. The P1 Wimax comes with no strings attached...literally!

- Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

My New Office Chair

After a long, exhaustive and tiring search, I've finally found my true love....opps, I mean my spanking brand new office chair. My trips to the junk store turned out to be futile as those guys charge almost  just as much for a brand new one, so I thought nah... why pay so much for a used one when I can get a new one for almost the same price? So my search for the illusive office chair continued. After dropping some friends off last night, Jen and I made our way to IKEA. You see, I had been sort of eyeing this chair for some time but due to its price I wanted to opt for a similar low back model which was half the price. BUT last night after testing out both the chairs for a million times (Jen would testify to that) I made the gut wrenching decision to go for this model instead. It was painful but I must say that I DON'T REGRET IT AT ALL. If you are ever in IKEA go sit on Moses and Verner at the Office Furniture section and you can literally feel the difference! I am a happy man.

Earned my 1st Dollar through Sponsored Tweets

Hahaha...seriously, I never thought it would happen to me, at least not so soon. I earned my first dollar through Sponsored Tweets. I joined this program sometime in August last year through a referral from John Chow a big time Internet Marketer who resides in Canada. The guy earns like US40k a month through his blog! If you look at my cutiDeals twitter list, I don't exactly have that a fantastic list of followers. In fact I'm sure many of you have a much bigger list. Well, anyway last week I was pleasantly surprised to find a mail from them saying that an advertiser would like me to make a tweet for them for 1 buck. So I did. It's not much I know but it's a good start! haha...so if your twitter account is more than 60 days old, you have at least 50 followers and have made at least 100 updates, you qualify to join. Well, what are you waiting for, Click here : Take me to Sponsored Tweets

Taiping Laksa

Went back to Taiping last weekend with Jen and my in-laws for the Cheng Beng festival. (Wanted to visit grandma as we didn't get a chance to do that during the recent New Year. I do kinda enjoy going to Taiping, you can see lot's of old buildings, greenery...quite serene surroundings quite unlike KL. The food is cheap too. The moment we arrived we headed straight for Port Weld or now more commonly known as Kuala Sepetang. It is reputed to have one of the best laksas in Taiping and I can see why. The place was already full when we arrived with people lining up to order. Thankfully we managed to get a table. The only reason why the bowl was almost empty was because I was so intent on enjoying it that I almost forgot to take a picture of it. haha... Needless to say, I was quite satisfied with the quality and you know how high my laksa standard is. =) 

I Wanna Be a Project Alpha TV Star!

Hey guys, have you ever wondered whether you have a shot at becoming a celebrity? Maybe you've been watching American Idol or the Biggest Loser Club Asia and you've kinda secretly fantasized about how nice it would be if you had just a minute of their spotlight. Perhaps when you were growing up, you dreamed of becoming a Hollywood superstar and imagined yourself having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I know I have, well... in a way. As a young boy of 9 I was obsessed with becoming Christopher Reeve aka Superman. (ok, you can get off the floor and stop the hysterical laughter now...)  Somehow the thought of being faster than a speeding bullet and leaping tall buildings on a single bound appealed to me then. I even went as far as dressing the part. (I shall spare you the specifics, for  fear of giving you a hernia from all the laughing!) Well, that aside, if you really, really want to be a famous star, I've got good news, there just might be a chance for you to get some limelight. =) Project Alpha Season 2 is offering YOU (yes you...my potential for stardom and celebrity status blog reader) a chance to be featured as a Guest Blogger in the next season of Project Alpha. How? Very simple only, just click on this link I wanna be a Project Alpha TV Star  - Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Auditions are now open! Check it out at www.projectalpha.com.my/auditions or projectalpha.ruumz.com/groups

No Sweat

March 24, 2010. Bill knew he had a date with destiny. For 6 long grueling months he had been pushing himself hard, many times to the point of exhaustion. His body had screamed in pain yelling for him to stop but he knew he had to endure those moments of agony if he wanted to emerge as the champion of the inter-school marathon, a victory he so badly wanted, not so much for himself but for his father who had just passed away barely a year ago. 

His father had been his source of inspiration, his cheering mate. Despite the many setbacks and failures in his life, dad had never given up on him. When he was just 8, Bill had met with a horrifying car accident which took the life of his beloved mom and left him almost crippled. He was devastated and fell into depression. After months and months of physiotherapy, painful surgeries and counselling, he was able to recover fully. Dad was there for him throughout his ordeal despite having to deal with his own pain. "This is for you dad!" He muttered softly under his breath as he crossed the finish line beating 480 other contestants to clinch the coveted Inter-School Marathon prize. No Sweat at all, absolutely no sweat at all... – Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Auditions are now open! Check it out at www.projectalpha.com.my/auditions

All About Men Live in Genting

I don't believe this is happening. I don't know how it happened or how I got persuaded but yesterday I braved KL's afternoon traffic  and went all the way to Genting One Hub at Wisma Genting to get 2 tickets for the upcoming All About Men concert in Genting which will be held at the Arena of Stars on the 22nd of March 2010. The last time Jen and I were there was for Kenny G's live concert (which incidentally was attended by the Yang diPertuan Agong as well. Cool eh?) We didn't get great seats then so I made sure that I get proper ones this time. Jen was jumping up and down when I first told her about this concert and well as they say...the rest is history. I still don't really know what kind of event this is cause they didn't say. I know Ron sings but the others...what will they do? Perhaps we will get some re-enactments of sorts. Oh well, these TVB guys are pretty creative, I'm sure they'll think of something. Have you seen their game shows? Hilarious! Well if you're interested, I'd suggest you get to Genting One Hub cause the online booking is broken. I believe the PS3 seats (cheapest ones) are still available, but they should be going out fast though... hmmm I should bring a whistle and one of those big pointing hands...and  not to forget fluorescent sticks too. haha =)

Interesting Discovery

The other day we were tuned in to the History Channel on Astro to catch the documentary on the controversy surrounding the Shroud of Turin, widely believed to be the burial cloth of Christ. Scientists are convinced that it was a very clever forgery, possibly by the legendary renaissance genius Leornardo Da Vinci. It was ascertained that he did not paint it so how did he do it? Well, I shall not get into specifics but it has something to do with optics, It is believed that he used an optic lens to burn the image onto the cloth, much like what happens in a camera (and our eye sight). The other interesting bit of 'revelation' was that the facial image burned on the cloth was that of himself! Not only that, it appears that the famous Mona Lisa painting could likely be a potrait of himself too based on the closeness of the facial structure. (see pic) Interesting!

No Pet Allow

A few posts back I remembered writing about this strange sign I saw outside the Jusco Supermarket where it said "Free Ice Available for Purchase" Well just about 2 days ago, Jen and I decided to eat at this Yong Tau Foo restaurant opposite Tmn Connaught. (it's awesome by the way!) You should try it out if you're in the area. They have really good Yong Tau Foo, Ipoh Hor Fun, Lam Mee, etc. Well, when we sat down, I noticed another interesting sign. "No Pet Allow" Hmmm... I think we need to do something about our standard of English. But enough about the sign, it's the food which is what I came for. For those interested here's how to get there : Khuang Li Yong Tau Foo