Mas Kahwin

There was a recent announcement on mas kahwin has been increased from RM 80 to RM 100 and now to RM 300 in Selangor.

Apa komen orang?

Mahal.

Semakin banyak la anak dara yang tak berkawin.

Melampau.

Bebanan.

Yang herannya… yang banyak bagi komen-komen bodoh seperti ini adalah perempuan.
Apa yang beban, saya tak paham.

Yang beban sebenarnya, bila kita nak pelamin Pak Abu, bila kita nak baju pengantin Razuan Raziwil, bila kita nak hantaran handbag LV, kasut CD, jam tangan Phillipe Patek, wang hantaran RM 30,000.

Itu yang beban. Tapi itu yang orang nampak. So itu kene lah mahal.

Orang tak tanya mas kawin tu berapa. So kalau RM 80 pun takper. The highlight is… berapa hantaran? Itu lah status.

Mas kawin adalah sesuatu yang wajib. It belongs to the bride and tak ada sesiapa yang boleh ambil duit itu other than the bride herself. Bukan kah itu indah?

Kalau mas kawin setakat RM 80, sekali makan kat Tony Roma’s dah habis.

Hey ladies! Jangan la jadi bodoh. Kalau dah bodoh, jangan la bagi komen bodoh dalam TV. Memalukan and you sound so stupid. Orang buat something untuk menaikkan martabat perempuan. Awak pulak cakap tak patut sebab mahal sangat. Yang kau kawin grand nak mampos tu, tak melampau.

I think you should be banned from the media. Whatever comes out from your mouth is so stupid.

Konklusi: Saya setuju mas kawin di naikkan RM 300. Itu akan merupakan wang permulaan bagi simpanan seorang perempuan sekiranya ditiggalkan oleh lelaki-lelaki yang tidak bertanggungjawab. Ikut la keadaan semasa beb. Bukan barang-barang je affected by inflation rate.

Perkahwinan juga!

Singapore Marathon 2009

The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon was my 4th Half Marathon participation and the first over sea's run. A lot of positive words about the run have been heard before and it was also claimed to be the "biggest" in terms of participation. And they were right! A total of 50,000 runners took the streets of Singapore on foot come Sunday. The organisers did their job really well I must say. Not a single motor vehicle come across the path of runners! None! Not even ONE. Runner's safety were at the pinnacle of the organisation. And for that I congratulate them and feel very very satisfied with the run.




I left for Singapore via Air Asia on Saturday morning. We (myself and Ayman) stayed at a backpackers hostel (The Hives Backpackers) not far from Boon Keng MRT station. We left our bags and went to collect the race pack at Expo. If one were to compare the efficiency of the Running Event, race kit collection and route safety were the top 2 priority. And they did and excellent job in both! They had 20 counters for half marathon only and the line was non existent-the waiting period were kept to as low as 3 seconds-how effiecient is that?! Verification of ID took another 45 seconds and you are done in less than 2 minutes. We were then directed to the Sports Exhibition next door before exit. You can get cheap and attractive sporting goods and accessories from headbands down to running shoes at crazy prices. I got myself a running shirt for $5.







Personalized Race Number - Nice

We had an early dinner at ZamZam restaurant near Arab St, and went for a walk to check out the starting point for the run before heading back to the Hostel.



One Insanely Cool Ford


Race Day - We took the MRT from Lavender to City Hall to the race start point. I was telling myself to go slow and steady and hydrate well to avoid cramps before turning on my Ipod. The route involved a lot of U-turns, so you get to see the faster runners on the opposite directions and I got to see a LOT of runners on the opposite side haha. But in line with the Organisers Motto - "Run Your Own Race", I kept running on my own. But I was never alone anyway, there were too many runners to make you feel left out and alone and I enjoyed every step of it :)



Before the start - Espalande can be seen at the background








I managed to get myself the finisher's medal after 3h 17m 03s I first crossed the timing mat at the start point, it was nothing spectacular but I enjoyed every part of it. The Water Stations/Medical Aids/Supporters/Signage were properly marshaled and placed, I only need to carry my ORS and powergel.






After the run we went to ZamZam again to have lunch. Another highlight of the trip! The beef briyani was SEDAP GILA. Maybe because I was hungry after the run, but it was really nice and the price is very fair with the portion, even if you convert to ringgit you won't be complaining ($5).

In the evening we went for sightseeing in the city centre to do some shopping and have dinner. On the way back we stopped at Mustafa - the only 24h shopping mall in Spore, it reminds me of Mydin, but much bigger and with more varieties. A must visit I think.





On the last day, we spent the entire daytime sightseeing and last minute shopping. We headed to Changi Airport at around 1930 for our flight home. It was a memorable visit and I am already looking forward to next year's run.



Going Home

My first seminar

Was sent to attend a seminar called 'Financial Reporting for Insurance Business'.

Attended by some seniors/managers/directors from Big 4 accounting firms and high position personnel from big insurance company in Malaysia, being their CFO, CEO, Head of Finance and some senior executives.

Speakers were partners from Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Head of Finance of Manulife and Bank Negara Malaysia representative.

This is not about the boring, unexciting topic discussed during the seminar.

But rather about some silly stupid dumb-ass who actually attended the seminar.

Imagine, in the ballroom full of some big shots from big well known companies and the people that attended that kind of seminars are supposed to be profesional people or at least act like one lah...

But SOME PEOPLE just refuse to silent his bloody phone. And the phone goes "I wanna make love na..na.. na..na.., I wanna make love na..na..na..na.."

Hah? want to make love in the middle of a seminar?

Oh, so inappropriate.

And it was not just once.. there was second time, third..fourth and fifth time throughout the day..

Oh, so rude!

15 Minutes That Shook the World

ALEX FERGUSON has been jokingly portrayed as a whisky-swilling drunk in a film starring Liverpool aces Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.

And Gary Neville is labelled a rat who "hates Scousers" in the same mickey-taking movie.

The Manchester United legends come under fire in a comedy called Fifteen Minutes That Shook the World.

It is a fictional account of events that inspired Liverpool's fightback against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final and is sure to spark an Old Trafford backlash.

In one scene a Fergie "lookalike" called McTaggart phones a player, who resembles Neville, to celebrate Liverpool trailing Milan by three goals.

The Neville character is wearing a United No 2 shirt bearing the name 'Rat Boy' on the back and responds by singing about how he hates Scousers - a parody of the song United fans taunt at their bitter Anfield rivals.

When the news of Liverpool's stirring fightback - capped by their penalty shootout win - comes out, McTaggart is seen knocking back a bottle of scotch which has the words 'Manager of the Month but not as good as Bob Paisley' on it.

Kop skipper Gerrard, 29, and vice-captain Carragher, 31, have cameo roles in the film and they were joined by boss Rafa Benitez at the premiere on Monday night.

United declined to comment on Liverpool playwright Dave Kirby's 43-minute film last night - and the final cut may also have come as a shock to the Liverpool stars as well.

But Ferguson and his club captain Neville are likely to be unimpressed by the involvement of Gerrard, Carragher and others at Anfield.

Ferguson was angered the last time a club poked fun at United, slamming Manchester City as a "small club with a small mentality" over their Welcome to Manchester poster.

It was erected in the summer after Carlos Tevez's shock switch across the city.

Dukethon - Nak ke tak nak?

Him: Ahad ni Dukethon, so how?
(How means “how’s the preparation?” or How means “Do you need me to fetch you?”

Me: Kalau I tak pergi, you kisah tak?
(Risau betul because it’s only 5km, kalau yg masuk tu semua power, maka aku last lah lagi) Poyo, I know.. :)

Him: Tak kisah jer, ikut suka you lah
(Kalau you tak pergi lagi bagus!)

Me: Eleh, suka lah tu, if I tak pergi, tak payah you nak datang ambik I kan?
(Betul ker dia tak kisah aku tak pergi nih..)

Him: Takder laaa… if you tak pergi boleh la I lari betul-betul. At least I can train myself jugak, I kan ada marathon nanti in December.
(Confirm dia tak nak aku pergi)

Me: Eleh, if I join pun you lari jer la betul-betul jugak, tak payah la lari with me..nanti you last baru tahu.
(Tiba-tiba tak puas hati plak dia tak nak aku pergi)

Him: Eh, tak lah...Second last kot. Last would be YOU.
(Cis, CONFIDENT GILER dia that I will be the last to reach the finish line!)

SJAA President's Cup 2009

St. John's Institution Alumni Associaton President's Cup 2009
(Inter-Batch Football Tournament)

Date : 7-8 November 2009
Time : 8.00 am - 2.00 pm
Venue : Victoria Institution Green (Preliminary - 7 Nov) & SJI (Semi-finals & Final - 8 Nov)
Admission : FREE
Group Lawrence : 88, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99
Group Cassian Pappu : 90, 00, 01, 02, 03, 94/09

Terry Fox Run 2009

This year's Run is my 3rd outing for Terry fox Run, the first being back in 2006 and 2008 respectively. Like last year, we managed to gather quite a number of people with help from friends on Facebook to turn up for the run in Sarong.The weather was clear and sunny and the number of supporters are definitely more than 5 thousand at least. With the huge number of people, most of us Sarong People decided early enough that we are just going to enjoy the morning stroll and have fun. It is more of a walk than a run. But everything went very smooth and they were also handing out drinking water every 1 km I think. It was a hot hot morning and perspiration was kicking in even before the 9am start.

Unlike in 2006, this year's Run was supported by mostly Malaysians. And quite a number of people noticed us last year and asked if we were the same group of people. Yes we are..hehe.

My cousin, Arif who started running recently also decided to join the event clad in Sarong :)



Here are some photos taken earlier at the event - courtesy of Haza and Abg Adli of Starbucks Malaysia.