Off We Go!

Flying off to Japan tonight via Singapore on SIA's new A380 plane. Heard so much about the jumbo jet, it's about time I finally experience it.

Generously, big bro paid for our 7 day, 5 night tour package. We're touring Takayama, the location TVB used for filming The Seventh Day!! Mei Yin, I'll let you know if the place is really that beautiful :D

Of course, what is visiting Japan without meeting up with my drunkard buddy, Yohei obasan Osada? Yi Fan, we will try to have lots of fun while you rot in windyland, Wellington!

Jun and Nik, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Don't eat too much :)

Sneak Preview.

Some of you may already know that Departure Lounge is opening a new branch in Solaris Mont' Kiara. Want to know how it'll look like? Sneak peek for you curious cats:

main entrance

lounge area

bookshelves and mock fireplace

bar counter

the la marzocco machine

condiments counter and entrance to washroom

kitchen

You still can't imagine how the place will be like, am I right? 'fret not for I have prepared something extra for you cats;

entrance and lounge area

fireplace and dining area

dining area, condiments counter and entrance to washroom

bar counter and lounge area

So what do you think? Very very different from the current outlet, eh?

Sigh.

And you think some people will learn from their mistakes. As if challenging one lecturer wasn't enough, the kid I mentioned in the post earlier succesfully challenged another lecturer from another class. For his heroic actions, we were all prematurely dismissed from the class. Oh you should see our anger.

Good things comes in a pair. If you have a smart ass, you should also have a big boss in the class. Being an ex-educator and at early 30s, you'll expect the person to be more mature and rational. Maybe that person didn't quit the job. We suspect that that person got fired instead. My God, can you believe someone actually still uses that "I am older than you, so please respect me" to win an argument?

So yeah, no prize for guessing who are the most hated people in the class. What a pair. Maybe they should hook up. No, wait. They had a major argument last week because big boss was bossing smart ass around.

Good to hear that smart ass is changing to another group. May luck be with the unfortunates.

Foolish.

In all my years as a student, I've never walk off from the class/lecturer while class is commencing just because "I am feeling damn tired / The class is freaking boring". Not especially when it is a practical class with only 12 students where the lecturer clearly remembers you and looks into your eyes when he teaches.

I don't know if thats how high school grads nowadays act but frankly, I have a problem with some of their attitudes. When I was in school (be it high school, college or uni) no matter how much I dislike the lecturer, I will still respect him/her for the status and stay in the class for as long as the lecturer teaches. I think it is really foolish and stupid for challenging the lecturer over your attitude (or lack thereof), for acting like a cocky smart ass and walking off just because, and comes back thick faced and pretend nothing happened. Kid, you just need to walk off once and your results are as good as fail.

Going back to class after graduating for sometime really open your eyes. Youngsters, they don't respect their teachers anymore. Being fresh high school grads, they obviously have no idea how the tertiary education system works. If they think the system works like secondary schools, where you just have to attend exams to pass, God, they are so naive. That kid would probably wake up from his la-la land when he fail his first college exam. Oh, I will so update you guys after the exam.

Side note: Yi Fan, I learned how to make the proper hollandaise sauce today *hint. I miss CIMA!

*cough

superb piano solo

Anyway, I am finally feeling much much better. I am still coughing quite a bit though but at least the sore throat is gone. My throat was so sore the last few days that I couldn't even swallow my saliva without wincing. So yeah, I had porridge for few days till my tongue turned numb.

I am so craving for kebab Melawati from the Ramadhan bazaar. I would've gotten it a long time ago if it wasn't for the stupid throat.

'Tis The Season To Be Sick.

I'm having a really bad sore throat and cough now. I hate hate hate sore throat. Give me a fever anytime. I can take that but I hate sore throat! (It doesn't give you an excuse for a MC..... damn!)

My parents came back from Indonesia today and brought home 2 cartons of WSA 13D/E (2006)'s favourite food:

the legendary mi goreng

I am so craving for mi goreng with japanese mayo (yifan, why did u introduce this recipe to me?!) but I'll have to wait till this sore throat heals. See, I told you I hate sore throat.

New Name.

Next time if you ask me where I live, I'll say Tropicana Indah. Don't ask if I've moved there from Damansara Indah because they are the same.

Out of the blue, the developer decided to change the name of our area from Damansara Indah to Tropicana Indah. It seems pretty straight forward to them. Change the name, discard any association to Damansara, give it a logo, inform the relevant parties (eg. Pos Malaysia) and voila. Its more difficult for us residents. Imagine the hassle of changing our mailing address again, and worst, updating our identity cards again!

Anyway, I actually quite like the logo's design! Gave this area some kinda identity.