tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173662502024-03-08T05:21:28.485+08:00The Chronicles of BxnjaminStories of My LifeBxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-28909693701375842612010-06-06T21:48:00.008+08:002010-06-06T22:08:52.823+08:00Pesta Babulang 2010<div style="text-align: justify;">Pesta Babulang is a traditional Bisaya Festival, celebrated right after the Gawai Dayak. Bisayas from all over the country would congregate in Batu Danau, some 25km from Limbang Town. Now that its a big hit, the celebration spans for 3 days. I was there on the morning of the 2nd day. It was a mistake wearing shorts and flip flops, it was burning out there! Here are some moments to share, courtesy of yours truly.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAppWH0nEiypuKeiFBpx6DPobXmpC3llr0kiShF3sLBrptpPmaGZZcwBGjjHhW4QAoZ6Bu_E_AFnKLI0qjvz-sObEurmevP5LAour0BqP3LH0Z3YXbbxxsTnjVXH2s_Kfcfb-AWA/s1600/lolipop.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAppWH0nEiypuKeiFBpx6DPobXmpC3llr0kiShF3sLBrptpPmaGZZcwBGjjHhW4QAoZ6Bu_E_AFnKLI0qjvz-sObEurmevP5LAour0BqP3LH0Z3YXbbxxsTnjVXH2s_Kfcfb-AWA/s320/lolipop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479659164662597730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5au26HLjrLDXCtwYsEjqXMPBompuldfUnuof-MlFPvUiOoLefP_bEEUkzLM90XGJMFD8iiAffVouOQ4NNxbboe5EwZDtGv5oxzbQw5vRWjMY90YJeGqFbgt0xfNqmyohv43WUBQ/s1600/gig.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPFIfCkVC-r6jOW9iFQEYgeIDjpqk2BYQdbtFh0h8jQPUXIEpQBE05s7sfDrTW78A4SrzQIkdVuaB2brfQTNwwcbP2R_Jx4cpvGKnetjq6Dk7_LYwiLuwF6IrSY1dgBUPI70IRQ/s320/kerbaulari.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479659934088172322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-83835622541371339312010-05-15T13:19:00.004+08:002010-05-15T13:58:54.765+08:00May Day<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1c_cz09onVq7JXdcl6FqzltBMUbMNnSlz0b0Vi6-Y54LDGi9sdA6nESGglpR_-4XYhKlY6XvkX8E2yOscQEGgqreH_V2imEjTLrr5RHETXy76oxmRVu7jPamBrkETbJtH4KPZA/s1600/vintage+pic2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; 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On the right you see a modern 4 story block, while in the middle, the corner section, you have one of the oldest building in town. It was supposed to be demolished and form part of the new commercial block but the owner rejected the deal. So this is how it all finally ended. I also <span style="font-style: italic;">bangga</span> because I took this photo :p<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />It's been a lazy blogging year. Almost the middle of the year and my blog posts for 2010 is still in single digit.<br /><br />It's a humid Saturday afternoon. Had the gotong royong sempena Hari Guru thingy this morning. <span style="font-style: italic;">Kontrak</span> the Bilik Kemahiran Hidup with Ustaz Suwardi, Aziz and Nordin.It maybe just one room, but it was alot of work. On the way home, stopped at the Plaza to get something for our Teacher's Day gift exchange on Monday. The deal was anything above RM10. I bought a stationery holder, cost RM11.90. I hope I get one on Monday, as I don't have one myself.<br /><br />About 2 weeks ago, I had my interview for my <span style="font-style: italic;">lantikan</span> into service. I was asked questions regarding school environment, problems in T&L, how I solve/attempt to solve the problems, usage of ICT in T&L. Those, I did well. Then I was asked to recite the FPN, which I did flawlessly. It was the next 2 questions that troubled me. The interviewer asked about EIC and NKRA. I guess my answers were average to say the most. Could have elaborated more on NKRA as I've done my homework on that, but don't know why I just gave a general explanation.<br /><br />The staff have been playing football friendlies every Thursday for 3 weeks now. We're fortunate to have 2 new male teachers posted to our school this year, plus Suwardi has returned from his year long course. So we have enough bodies to play the game. Last Thursday however I ended up injured, had bruised ribs. Haven't been sleeping well since, although the past couple of nights have been better. It's an annoying injury to have. You can't laugh. Cough. Or even burp. It will hurt! Despite carrying that injury, I still played on Thursday, but not as goalie. <span style="font-style: italic;">Ada alasan</span> because my injury does not permit alot of upper body movement.<br /><br />Tomorrow is the 16th. My birthday. If it's not a problem for <span style="font-style: italic;">ya'll</span>, I would love to have a Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS lens, or better still if you love me lots, an EF-S 18-200mm IS. I promise you I will use them to do good.<br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-62428491958935895462010-03-06T22:13:00.004+08:002010-03-06T22:36:44.182+08:00Operation Brunei<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-MY</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> 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It was an outing with my 2 colleagues, Aziz and Nordin. While there were missed and wrong turns, it was still a fun outing, better than expected even.
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<br />After a brief breakfast in town, we drove to the border and straight on to Bandar Seri Begawan. I decided to park the car at the Yayasan Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and make it our 'center of operations'. Took some snaps in front of the large picturesque mosque. Then to cool off, we 'toured' the Hua Ho Departmental Store, before our next stop, the waterfront.
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<br />The waterfront or riverside was buzzing with speedboats. We ended up taking a ride in one. The boat owner took us along the river until we reached a spot where we could see part of the Palace. Then he proceeded to take us on a tour of Kampong Ayer. It was an interesting boat ride. We passed hundreds of houses over water. Every now and then we get a friendly wave and peace sign from kids and school students, with our cameras it was obvious we were 'tourists'. It was interesting to learn that there are more than 10 schools in the water village!
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<br />The boat ride took about 40 minutes. The boat owner quoted us a total fare of B$25 (RM 60) for the tour. I guess it was quite reasonable, RM20 per person. The 'official' boats for sightseeing of the water village would have been more costly. Here are a couple of snaps to share.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka-Ey-8waw7OS17yTd6WrNgIaZY3hQTuCiv99mcb4brEPWH0E1U-WUPaOaYqVMrgiAWa2wfJjPwO0-YUEFzcE7gaji_NlzBFodEdWmRV-02JFTiBzxRuh0CuRmrONJAZETdnHlw/s1600-h/IMG_5575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgka-Ey-8waw7OS17yTd6WrNgIaZY3hQTuCiv99mcb4brEPWH0E1U-WUPaOaYqVMrgiAWa2wfJjPwO0-YUEFzcE7gaji_NlzBFodEdWmRV-02JFTiBzxRuh0CuRmrONJAZETdnHlw/s400/IMG_5575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445529443698232706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskEk8f0ZDrxSaDsUO6nswsU7qcdH5DJEAWOi3XrI-zArh39xI0Z6GWIfeforet_RO7KhDffamq30YZWyoFqeAYgnjFFgp_E2AeqjB1kUA5MlETASRgZja01ZWeXm-D83CDA1cww/s1600-h/IMG_5607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskEk8f0ZDrxSaDsUO6nswsU7qcdH5DJEAWOi3XrI-zArh39xI0Z6GWIfeforet_RO7KhDffamq30YZWyoFqeAYgnjFFgp_E2AeqjB1kUA5MlETASRgZja01ZWeXm-D83CDA1cww/s400/IMG_5607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445528812944906690" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-89822699333273825322010-02-01T18:48:00.007+08:002010-02-01T19:50:24.534+08:00First For 2010<div style="text-align: justify;">Wow, it has been weeks, months since I last made a post here. First it was due to the fact that my laptop decided to die after over 2 years together. I was hesitant, or felt less cool blogging on laptop hak kerajaan Malaysia or my Mum's eyesight challenging 12 inch laptop.<br /><br />So I finally got hold of my new desktop pc on the 13th of January. So I thought, the plan was to continue blogging after getting the new rig, but I really enjoyed having my new awesome baby that blogging was forgotten.<br /><br />But here I am. Thanks to a comment that I need to approve or reject.<br /><br />Today is the 1st day of February. The first day of the second month of the year. Time really flies this year as compared to the previous. In a fortnight, it will be Chinese New Year. I've learnt not to make new year resolutions, so this year I've made a simple one, which is to work harder. I guess so far I've worked harder than I did this time last year. But I found out, hardwork alone is insufficient if your time management/planning is bollocks. Well, we all learn from mistakes.<br /><br />I've been very ill the past couple of days. My dad has been telling me to go to the doctor but I just shrugged his advice off. That was until lastnight. After the Arsenal - United match, I went off to bed. I had 3 precious hours to get some sleep before I needed to get up for work. All I got last night/this morning were at most 30 minutes of 'sleep'. I was coughing all night long. Sort of a dry cough. That really sucked. So this afternoon, right after work I went to one of the clinics. I have probably mentioned before that I dislike going to the docs. But the thought of having sleepless nights really bothered me. Plus it's just past payday, so I can afford the private clinic.<br /><br />Turned out I probably have something related to asthma or some sort, while not the exact thing. So I took the meds and it had an almost immediate effect. I could enjoy an hour of afternoon nap before I started to cough repeatedly again. I'm hoping the second intake of meds tonight will do more wonders. Oh, and I almost lost my voice again. Though at times it will break up a few times during a conversation, which made me sound funny.<br /><br />I wanted to install some tint on my car's windows, but again I had to call it off. Unless the shop accepts credit card, I might reconsider. To end, here are some pics.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIDBobAVDValwsyPeK8lvPM3AJT-USq-N6fhf1CaC4D8o1TIVDPtPXKN48wZ6yu64wmqVaUxcb_68XvMkkF129o_Qxyh3QCQsc5JImM_HGPITv78RCzvKiiPmiX7dylYl0n6P1A/s1600-h/IMG_4842.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIDBobAVDValwsyPeK8lvPM3AJT-USq-N6fhf1CaC4D8o1TIVDPtPXKN48wZ6yu64wmqVaUxcb_68XvMkkF129o_Qxyh3QCQsc5JImM_HGPITv78RCzvKiiPmiX7dylYl0n6P1A/s400/IMG_4842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433239033655612930" border="0" /></a>Before the unboxing.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkF-B2_icaqJIKypbQ6HbVuYcFLpV9sb1JONiJMNiWa7EVdzFyDaGqdZqlfF4fSvv6ZV79uIuKnptQeB1l34Kh0uR2koSJFS0Z03C3HUXqmEDhPt_mEU3d9L1I46YKG1LV9GDg/s1600-h/IMG_4845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRkF-B2_icaqJIKypbQ6HbVuYcFLpV9sb1JONiJMNiWa7EVdzFyDaGqdZqlfF4fSvv6ZV79uIuKnptQeB1l34Kh0uR2koSJFS0Z03C3HUXqmEDhPt_mEU3d9L1I46YKG1LV9GDg/s400/IMG_4845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433240336489650098" border="0" /></a>After the unboxing and installation.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZSfszv_MRBAc04UISKhjk0SbYtDlN1Xzb6FZ-GttdarDih2D1VBjUm16AibC_JHt3YNOT5QCyMxD5wG01Ay3RDZIQKS16F6FFq0mjinkFP7I-vSwUETrKYESpIJX4nWm4T1lEg/s1600-h/_MG_5025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZSfszv_MRBAc04UISKhjk0SbYtDlN1Xzb6FZ-GttdarDih2D1VBjUm16AibC_JHt3YNOT5QCyMxD5wG01Ay3RDZIQKS16F6FFq0mjinkFP7I-vSwUETrKYESpIJX4nWm4T1lEg/s400/_MG_5025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433239777088069090" border="0" /></a>Facebook-ing, Yahoo Messenger-ing and watching an episode of Southpark without<br />opening and closing windows :D .<br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-77023570784993623742009-10-23T19:27:00.002+08:002009-10-23T20:08:26.088+08:00That Thing<div style="text-align: justify;">My students keep asking me if I was married or not. Everytime they asked, I gave them different answers, because they keep asking. Usually I'll get replies such as <span style="font-style: italic;">'Tipu lah'</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">'Benar kah'</span>. Just the other day, a couple of my students from my class came to the staff room to pay some fees.<br /><br />I was writing some stuff then, so I told them to wait. While waiting, one the 8 year olds asked me if I was married.<br /><br />Without looking up and still doing my work, I answered,<span style="font-style: italic;">'Yes'</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If yes, then where is your wedding ring?</span><br /><br />Still occupied I blurted, <span style="font-style: italic;">'No ring'</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">But if you don't have a ring, ladies will think you are not married, and they will like you!</span><br /><br />Now that she got my attention, <span style="font-style: italic;">'Really?'</span>. I found that really amusing, and almost laughed. But I just put on a serious front.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yes! So you better get a ring quickly.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">How do I do that?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">How do I know, I'm just a little kid.</span><br /><br />Oh, now she says that.<br /><br />Today I got free advice on the time for one (a guy) to get married. This time from a guy. All year long, I've been listening to my female colleagues pestering me about marriagedom. So today, it was a dude to dude thingy. He's actually a longtime friend of my Dad. A retired teacher who is on temporary contract in my school. Some of the guys were hanging around my table during recess and the topic of me+marriage came up. The guys were telling me almost the same thing I got from the womenfolk. But my Dad's buddy had different opinions. This is what he told me.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">No doubt your age is ripe for marriage. But it is not wrong or a bad decision for you to wait a little longer. Because then, you will be a more experienced person in life, being more prepared thus being a very good prospect of a husband. You will be worth so much more than you are now.</span><br /></div><br />Wise words. How can you not be convinced when someone with his hair totally white tells you this. My grandmother told me I should save money for the time when I have a wedding reception. What if I told her, I'm saving money...for an iPod Touch :D LOLBxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-33632981132926575902009-10-19T22:05:00.003+08:002009-10-19T22:43:40.516+08:00Any questions?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wow, it's a new week. I had a real hectic one before this. Averaged less 4 hours of sleep for a few nights, starting Sunday night until Wednesday. Worked very hard and really put in as much effort as I could. One of those times when I don't hold back. And again I see how much I could do when I step into 5th gear. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The reward for my tireless performance was a very relaxing and most importantly, uninterrupted weekend. I had the whole weekend for myself, of course there is church on Sunday morning lah, some God time there. So I had some good recovery and refreshing time, although another extra rest day wouldn't have hurt.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">After the assembly, I had to recap the whole thing to my kids (students) later in class. One of the responsibilities of being a class teacher. Plus they always bug me with questions regarding what were mentioned during the assembly. My class, 2 Cerdik, are really cerdik as the name suggest. They are way ahead compared to the other 2 classes in the same year. They are probably even comparable to the Year 3 classes, I can say so because I teach 2 of the Year 3 classes, including the best. There is no doubt among the teachers that they are very good in their studies. I think they're really bright kids. Very sharp. Very inquisitive. They have a say in anything that is to be said. They ask me silly intelligent questions all the time. You get what I mean? The kinds that you first dismiss but then pause and think, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"what the.."</span><span style="font-family: arial;">, yeah that kind. There is no way you could bulls**t these kids, because they'll just keep coming at you with the same questions, until you answer them seriously. The only time they 'believe' my bluff is during story time, when I add up, make up things. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, back to what happened today. So I was going to finish the recap with the last point being announcing that there will be a collection for a student whose father had passed away on Saturday. I told them that they could give any amount they want, as long as they are sincere with it. Working with kids, you need to repeat bah. So while I was going through the points again, a girl asked something. I wasn't paying attention, so I asked her to repeat her question. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"Did her father go to heaven or hell?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">What the..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"Could you please say that again?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"Did her father...go to heaven...or hell?"</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> With expressions that showed she was annoyed by having to repeat the question.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">"Well..."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">That is a difficult question to answer, considering the situation.</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Plus, it's not a question you get to answer everyday.</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;"><br /><br />"If he was a good person, which I'm sure he is, then maybe he did go to heaven, but it is better to ask God (i did not say 'your god') this question because He knows so much more about this."<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Girl smiled. Phew!</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-45108757031952418572009-10-13T00:22:00.003+08:002009-10-13T00:28:58.672+08:00I want a massage<div style="text-align: justify;">Monday. We had another briefing, we've had lots of those lately and will be having some more. It has been tiring. Mentally and physically drained, though I was stressed out until I had brief moment just an hour ago when I finally cracked due to problems with the printer. Anyway, here was what I went through during the briefing today.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XfHePcbRmstyEFYWOLmKYgDAc86Zfed16i-NACJFcvEApST2oeA3fvL5CDZ0rKsM_T_Oz5R6sauK9klhJywbriFtSHIRFHsCRh_HquEuMMSS8fI-AXotcoFVSlDjJLRESK2q3g/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XfHePcbRmstyEFYWOLmKYgDAc86Zfed16i-NACJFcvEApST2oeA3fvL5CDZ0rKsM_T_Oz5R6sauK9klhJywbriFtSHIRFHsCRh_HquEuMMSS8fI-AXotcoFVSlDjJLRESK2q3g/s400/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391750843830602338" border="0" /></a>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-2211764179143579962009-10-07T00:51:00.002+08:002009-10-07T00:59:43.607+08:00This is not an emo post #2<div style="text-align: justify;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cbxnjamin%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Ligurino Condensed"; panose-1:2 0 5 6 5 0 0 2 0 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147483601 1342177354 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >The previous post probably came as a shocker for some, well, it was for even myself. I revealed a part of me that I believe I’ve never showed, <i style="">yala</i>, I have to deal with emotions also <i style="">bah</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >It also sort of threw me into some kind of retrospective mood, or something like that. I am pleased to say I am really a happy person. Having to carry something like that for a long time doesn’t make me feel miserable. Although it has somehow made me a bit hesitant to even try to be in a relationship for the consequent years, I don’t feel bad for myself.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >Life has taught me many lessons, some of them the hard way. I guess everyone goes through that. Sometimes it is so trying, so tough, that people give up in life. That’s probably how the phrase “Life’s unfair” came up. I believe that’s partly true. The world in an unfair place. But if you believe in a just God, then things will be okay. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >I’m thankful I went through shit in the earlier part of my life. It has been a big help in building up my character. It’s like joining the army, where they break you down, in order to build a stronger you. I was plain stupid, very self centered and…stupid <i style="">haha</i> as I approached the end of my teen. For those couple of years, I’ve wasted that part of my life away. I’ve disappointed so many. I let myself down. But by grace and the will to finally listen to my God given conscience, I am what I am today. I keep thinking back to those dark days, but not with regret, rather with a heart of full of gratitude. Most importantly, I can smile and feel happy that I had gone through all that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >So yeah, I am happy. I am happy that I have a wonderful family. I am happy to have nice bosses at work. I am happy that I have friendly colleagues. I am happy that I can still keep in touch with awesome and great people I call friends. I am happy to be this blessed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13pt;" >Are you happy? Why <i style="">lah</i>? Don’t worry, happy <i style="">lah</i>. Just like the song bah.
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<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR97isJTjtgc80zdS5bjUPcohKQF4iU0SLkWGZ01GBLFIa0zrW_gmE73lSliaf_2MUU86g9p1XYzkitD51UcaQHPxZ9OwDzhs3LBLCsq4TNzr3KQRSDNd4KuhvEPIakp9HBUxfXg/s1600-h/DSC01025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR97isJTjtgc80zdS5bjUPcohKQF4iU0SLkWGZ01GBLFIa0zrW_gmE73lSliaf_2MUU86g9p1XYzkitD51UcaQHPxZ9OwDzhs3LBLCsq4TNzr3KQRSDNd4KuhvEPIakp9HBUxfXg/s320/DSC01025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389531389593046578" border="0" /></a></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-51155856307962496722009-10-05T22:42:00.002+08:002009-10-05T22:49:50.777+08:00This is not an emo post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjence_gfXCTvGFLGTZkz0OkYBRbkpsv-17teRXBY5apq90M52EYAUgYPxf2VB9eu3JKVEmkm2A-V7aNHp_epgLsunDa-PJY08JCmBDK8uUVj5XsG0oFkoQaQE8HHmDCGRC8mMR1A/s1600-h/223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjence_gfXCTvGFLGTZkz0OkYBRbkpsv-17teRXBY5apq90M52EYAUgYPxf2VB9eu3JKVEmkm2A-V7aNHp_epgLsunDa-PJY08JCmBDK8uUVj5XsG0oFkoQaQE8HHmDCGRC8mMR1A/s320/223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389127447595881714" border="0" /></a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cbxnjamin%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Ligurino; panose-1:2 0 5 3 3 0 0 2 0 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147483601 1342177354 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" >I am a rather selfish person, I can say that honestly. I don’t know what people really think, but I feel I am selfish. It’s a bad attribute for a person to have. But for a selfish person, I have made selfless decisions in life when usually one would be selfish. One of those decisions have been haunting me ever since. It is perhaps the one right thing I have done that I have regretted. I like to think that it isn’t a regret. I tell myself all the time that I’ve moved along. Whether I’ve really got over it or not, I don’t know. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" >Letting someone go is one of the hardest things in life. Especially when you have so much affection and hopes for them. But when I was facing that moment, listening to her, for me to let her go, it didn’t take much for me to say alright. I was holding on to the saying that if you love someone, you must learn to let them go, if they come back to you, bla bla bla. I also wanted to respect her wish, and not force her to do what she doesn’t want, and I told her that. I was told that one day we would have the possibility of starting over. I assured her I will be alright and she doesn’t have to worry about me. I was thinking of that day we could start over again. I held on to that hope. Apparently it never surfaced. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" >I’m not sure if it is her that I can’t get over with, or maybe why it turned out this way for me. There have been times I’ve wondered, and asked God. I believe I’ve done the right thing. It was a decision made solely for her sake. I had nothing to gain. I keep thinking maybe I still have a lot to do, to atone for all the wrong I’ve done before I met her. Sometimes I feel I am still unforgiven,something like that. Perhaps I have yet to find vindication. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Ligurino;font-size:14pt;" >If you ask me what I would do if I could turn back time and return to that decisive moment, I will tell you this…I won’t change a thing.</span></p> Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-25142760801097200832009-10-02T00:09:00.002+08:002009-10-02T00:16:36.841+08:00Meh<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cbxnjamin%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Ligurino; panose-1:2 0 5 3 3 0 0 2 0 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147483601 1342177354 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cbxnjamin%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Ligurino; panose-1:2 0 5 3 3 0 0 2 0 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-2147483601 1342177354 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">Before starting your day at work, it’s important that you arrive with a pleasant and positive mood. I feel that my drive to work should be a nice one at that. I hope that I don’t encounter more than one a$$hole driver (being realistic, you’re bound to bump into at least a couple everyday). Another thing would be the music played on the radio. Well, I prefer tuning in to the radio than putting in an mp3 in the morning because I like the feel of listening to someone talking (the deejay <i style="">lah</i>) through my speakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">I normally switch on the player when I’m about halfway to school. This morning, as I pressed the ‘ON’ button, this came on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">"Time is waiting"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">No. Not this song, please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">"We only got four minutes to save the world"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">Damnit, Justin! I’m less than 10 minutes away from school. What the heck is this saving the world business in 4 minutes??? This is the sort of song that I can do without at 6.35am, on the way to work. A song that’s pointing out some urgency and time. Radio deejays should have better song selections at that hour of the day lah. They should play some cheery, happy and uplifting stuff. No doubt this song is upbeat, but, please <i style="">lah.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">"No hesitating
<br />Grab a boy
<br />Go grab your girl"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">Oh, come on now! I just turned 28, wearing a batik, and is driving to work! Why in the hell would I want to do that?!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">"Time is waiting
<br />We only got four minutes to save the world
<br />No hesitating
<br />We only got four minutes huh four minutes"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-family:Ligurino;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Ligurino;">*changes the station*<o:p></o:p></span></p> Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-55530353650069783082009-09-27T22:36:00.002+08:002009-09-27T22:55:18.217+08:00Monday Eve<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >It's 10.45pm on a Sunday night. Earlier this evening, I spent about an hour reading, browsing through my whole blog, from the first post, back in 2005. Oh? Going through nearly 4 years of blogging in only an hour? That was short! And I thought I was taking too much time doing so earlier, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >sheesh</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >. A song came to my head after all that. It's a rather old song</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" > lah</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >, so you kids </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" >layaning</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" > Lady Gaga would most likely not know the song, or the band even. This is my favourite song from the band, Competition Smile, by Gin Blossoms.</span><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oystUFU4cs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9oystUFU4cs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-15985326243367521772009-09-26T18:33:00.007+08:002009-09-26T19:52:11.853+08:00This is not an Eid post<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">First stop, I would like to wish a Happy Raya Aidilfitri to all my Muslim friends and relatives. This year's Raya was just decent for me. At least this time I went to triple the number of houses I visited to last year. Yes you read that right! Triple! Last year's visiting statistic was more or less, two houses.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I feel that I have wasted my one week break. I have done nothing really productive or interesting, Raya visiting aside. Also, it's like I almost wanted to waste the week away by purpose. I think so. Perhaps I could have done the many things I wanted to do. Before the break, work's been really busy that I don't have the time to do certain things in my nonexistent to-do list. My break started last Friday, and I still haven't ticked any of the boxes in the to-do list. Maybe that's the problem, of having a to-do list, that doesn't exist, technically. So yeah, I guess there's a solution to this. For the next school break, all I need to do, is to create a to-do list, on paper, and stick it somewhere prominent. I'll just put this in my to-do list, the non existent one.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: webdings;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3WEm8UY_kYPSbBRnCtvfuzYxa58mdOUIu3cBvCuECfcyHllK0_MNXCQiidDKjU8grZIO5BlkA0MkAnLFF6oebw_xlSYYZrC3UXuaactEm-VZKlNk9K5o7hDdkLoYVb9_GbVNPw/s1600-h/DSC00371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3WEm8UY_kYPSbBRnCtvfuzYxa58mdOUIu3cBvCuECfcyHllK0_MNXCQiidDKjU8grZIO5BlkA0MkAnLFF6oebw_xlSYYZrC3UXuaactEm-VZKlNk9K5o7hDdkLoYVb9_GbVNPw/s320/DSC00371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385739703646386786" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: webdings;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It's back to work on Monday. Tons of work waiting for me as well. Being the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >guru data</span><span style="font-size:130%;">, I've got to update the EMIS, SMM, STS, look into the ICTL and HRMIS. As a class teacher, I deal with RMT, SPBT, OMGIHAVEALOTOFWORK. It's all about dealing with acronyms. So much so that I don't feel like an English teacher anymore. I've got so much responsibilities on my hands that I've lost that something. Teaching it seems, have faded into something secondary. Students are bored during my classes, because I show little interest these days in the teaching & learning process. Can't really blame them. In fact, I feel for them. I want the class to be exciting, interesting, like how they were, earlier in the year. I'm really looking forward to next year's school year. I know I won't be a class teacher anymore, so that's like one third of administrative related duties gone.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: webdings;font-size:130%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8z54gbUvJZNxA7Vq240DAUdgyJIAPUovHsqv33uHAmSL9lek4tCy_PxmNfmfC660GqUGaKJNx7um7pK-Rl50CmpIplhY9yHBizn6Wq_WtZUiVHMl7azaGuvUYqOCTZvAVGodxg/s1600-h/Image2100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8z54gbUvJZNxA7Vq240DAUdgyJIAPUovHsqv33uHAmSL9lek4tCy_PxmNfmfC660GqUGaKJNx7um7pK-Rl50CmpIplhY9yHBizn6Wq_WtZUiVHMl7azaGuvUYqOCTZvAVGodxg/s320/Image2100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385731977278798946" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >Before that though, there's this trip that I really look forward to. A roadtrip with my man, Dennis. I think it should be cool, it's been years since we last hung out. So I suppose this trip would be nice, before either one of us ties the knot. And I know it ain't gonna be me man! LOL. Basically, it's going to be a 2 man team operation. Driving my own vehicle, we would be able to travel heavily equipped, you know, extra undies and all that. I just hope Big Daddy Najib would be giving out my bonus. For the sake of the 1Malaysia concept (whatever it really is), please </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: webdings;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >lah</span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >, give us the bonus we deserve.</span><span style="font-family: webdings;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: webdings;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >PS: My Mom's on Facebook, now she has found the joy of chatting with friends and relatives through the site. Go mom!</span><br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-35188786392022691532009-09-09T15:59:00.001+08:002009-09-09T16:02:04.190+08:00Birdie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94suA4Ca1wTl_ooYi4n4ZdyZ31Hot0ijIXZiKNMN3rRAxoOU7jXWzpGtUqUr4XtZtEUSwr_CcOcdR2Jt5aZR-KFG9s4GAH07bYsW57QJkOnd69Sjwv5dAmpoyB7AgwsVnDWwj_w/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94suA4Ca1wTl_ooYi4n4ZdyZ31Hot0ijIXZiKNMN3rRAxoOU7jXWzpGtUqUr4XtZtEUSwr_CcOcdR2Jt5aZR-KFG9s4GAH07bYsW57QJkOnd69Sjwv5dAmpoyB7AgwsVnDWwj_w/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379374501710085410" border="0" /></a>Took this pic from my room's balcony, with my new lens of course :D. I was half a second too slow in capturing this, else bird would not be too far at the edge.Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-20143800901377017722009-09-07T00:28:00.002+08:002009-09-07T01:01:39.523+08:00Wake me up when September ends<div style="text-align: justify;">Not that I've been sleeping alot. On the contrary, my daily average sleeping hours is less than previous months so far. In the same month last year, I made a <a href="http://bxnjamin.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-there-i-was.html">wish list</a> for 2009. So since it has been almost a year, let's see how things have gone.<br /><br />#1 New mobile phone<br />In March, I got myself a Sony Ericsson Xperia. Ownership was shortlived as I decided to sell it off to fund my dream of getting a DSLR. Verdict: Wish achieved.<br /><br />#2 New multimedia player<br />Sold my Zen Vision a couple of months ago, also part of my plan to raise DSLR funds. Kinda miss it. A replacement has yet been acquired. Verdict: Wish not achieved<br /><br />#3 New pair of shoes<br />Thought of replacing my stolen Adio with the same brand. But I got myself a sleek looking pair of Nikes. Very very light and comfortable. Verdict: Wish achieved<br /><br />#4 New pair of working shoes<br />2 pairs within 6 months, enough said. Verdict: Wish achieved<br /><br />#5 New G-Shock<br />Decided that a new watch is not really what I need or even want at the moment. So next year maybe. Verdict: Wish not achieved<br /><br />#6 DSLR camera<br />WooHoo!! I got myself a Canon EOS 1000D last month. Finally, finally I have one. Soon, I'll have even more fun as my 55-250mm lens will arrive in a couple of days. YAY! Verdict: Wish achieved<br /><br />#7 Car<br />I had guesstimated that the earliest I would be getting a car will be around Christmas. I got it much earlier than expected. Instead of being a Christmas gift, it turned out to be a birthday gift. Not exactly the car of my dream, but still, I really liked the Proton Persona even before it was released. When the Gen 2 first came out, I thought it would be really cool if they made a sedan version of it. A couple of years later, they did. So what if its a Proton. The most important thing is I got it with my own money. So you punks showing off in your Japanese sedans bought my your mamas can just kiss my ass. It's not perfect, but I truly enjoy driving it everyday and I'm glad to say it is definitely my pride and joy :).<br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-76443775515535628602009-09-03T14:37:00.003+08:002009-09-03T15:07:46.863+08:00SIALCOM<div style="text-align: justify;">This is my 3rd month as a Celcom Broadband Advance Unlimited user, the RM 98 per month package thingy. While I never really buy all the penis size bragging that Celcom does about their broadband service, i thought if I can get just only 1/3 of the 3.6MBps speed offered, I would be happy enough. I was almost converted to Celcomism when I experienced awesome surfing and downloading speeds, so much better than our home's 512Kbps STreamyx connection.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />But the good times ended after about 3 weeks as I exceeded the data cap. As stated in the T & C, or FAQ regarding the data cap / fair usage policy, I should be getting top speeds in the next cycle, like the menstrual cycle la. However, I never enjoyed the cool speeds, though it was still more than decent. But lately, it has been shit. The speeds or connection I am experiencing is absolutely ridiculous. For the Rm98 that they charge, it is like paying the price of a Toyota Camry for a Kancil!!! (No offense to Kancil owners).<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuK05Xku8A8avDhchaUy-4Qa2PDkK7ixKgP159CHenghAud7RTGBQKHhZnaaaAILWWDKlxc70Pqk8QqrHzhKky-0GZ6v6EChUOkBkU77ML3bY-5asTHi0VED0lPJMeb7Gu7wpZw/s1600-h/celcom+taik.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFuK05Xku8A8avDhchaUy-4Qa2PDkK7ixKgP159CHenghAud7RTGBQKHhZnaaaAILWWDKlxc70Pqk8QqrHzhKky-0GZ6v6EChUOkBkU77ML3bY-5asTHi0VED0lPJMeb7Gu7wpZw/s320/celcom+taik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377129885817928930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Malaysia's No.1 mobile broadband? Nah kau! No.1 taik asuk la.<br />Just like the 1Malaysia concept...bollocks!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Being responsible for certain things in school that requires me to have convenient access to the internet, especially at work, I can still bear with this sh*t. But not at home. <span style="font-style: italic;">"Go get wireless streamyx connection la you lousy f**k!"</span>, you might say. Well screw you. Having a 512Kbps connection with 3 users, 2 of them heavy users, you are, the lousy twit. So earlier after school, I stopped by TM on my way home. The dude gave me good, bad news and the worst news. The good news is, there are no extra charges in the process of upgrading my package, I only need to get a wireless router. The bad news would be, the need to fill in forms. The worst news is, even if I managed to survive filling in the form, my area might not have the capability to serve me the 1mbps speed, with the 512kpbs package being the standard offered here.<br /><br />I love my town, but these are the things I hate about being here. Politicians and corporations don't give a shit about providing the good stuff (I'm not talking about the cool shit that only major cities have okay???) to the nice people of Limbang, who have for years and decades showed them unwavering support . Maybe one day there will be a by-election here, and the government will definitely campaign by offering the stars and the moon. Then, I can hope that maybe, just maybe, TM will make available all its Streamyx packages.<br /></div></div><br /><br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-74339118316707694582009-09-01T20:17:00.008+08:002009-09-01T20:39:49.490+08:00Shrimp'd<div style="text-align: justify;">Late lastnight, I saw KFC's ad on tv about their new dish, the shrimp thingy. It looked really tasty on screen. I am also a shrimp / prawn lover :p. So I decided I'll check it out for lunch the next day (today). There I was at the counter, saw the image of the meal, a set meal in fact, 2 sticks of the shrimp thingy with 2 pcs of chicken, mash potatoes, coleslaw and an air sirap. Not bad for Rm 12.80. In fact, the size of the shrimp sticks on the pictures really are attractive. Generous in its size, with the prawns showing if you take a bite off it.<br /><br />Something else was going on as I had my order taken, the guy behind the counter was being 'timed' and evaluated by the supervisor. I noticed she had a stopwatch hung round her neck, and she was also putting ticks and crosses on a questionnaire-like sheet. So my order was done and dusted in 2 minutes and 5 seconds. Not bad. But it was the dude's last touch that screwed him up. He had punched in the wrong amount for the money that I gave him, therefore resulting in me getting the wrong change. Sucks for you man.<br /></div><br />My verdict on the meal?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52CYQ9f0dQwOBdx6HKtjONe31lp1ksE0Du8DYFWpw_rSVCLOtKjDDibOgVGnw26HxhyphenhyphenMV0ZH3yajxKZjomU8PUbGu8T1NwYz-0IdbqFAgWh99YHgfTUWQr7DxC9oQM_cmpoeRIw/s1600-h/asss.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52CYQ9f0dQwOBdx6HKtjONe31lp1ksE0Du8DYFWpw_rSVCLOtKjDDibOgVGnw26HxhyphenhyphenMV0ZH3yajxKZjomU8PUbGu8T1NwYz-0IdbqFAgWh99YHgfTUWQr7DxC9oQM_cmpoeRIw/s320/asss.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376476171260643874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The main cast were a bit disappointing. They did not appear to look as nice and large as the ads had depicted. They were tiny, no fatter than my thumb, no longer than my index finger. I wanted to take a picture of the stick measured alongside my fingers, but that would make me look like a weirdo. While I would still give it good marks for taste, the size and looks made it almost a flop. They do not deserve the main role given, more appropriate as supporting casts to the chickens.<br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-26688403943713122922009-08-26T19:52:00.004+08:002009-08-26T20:07:27.622+08:00Bon Appeteeee<div style="text-align: justify;">I did something last night. Since it is the school holidays, I figured I had too much time to waste, why don't I revisit the kitchen? And I mean expressing my culinary-ness beyond the norm. It has been a long time since I last tried to cook or prepare a fancy/new dish.<br /><br />Before embarking on my kitchen adventure, I had already pictured the dish that I would prepare. I have to be honest, I really think it was a very mouthwatering image. So off I went. While I'm no chef material, I do know how to find my way around the kitchen and stuff, so I'm no beginner when it comes to cooking. The process wasn't long, not to mention me enjoying some 'appetizers' while waiting. So this is what I managed to produce.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhvkCyc4PY_0Sl1sY6k69lgBF0vy_h8qjwUAM6PL-aNemCjvIVerkbgje6oL8cJBsDxTMlVOi3jI6vzbDPN1EMcrhm_4t82NeWLFceFmhWuqI9M37Kvl4YtvbuujGQOziPxYE5g/s1600-h/IMG_0334.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhvkCyc4PY_0Sl1sY6k69lgBF0vy_h8qjwUAM6PL-aNemCjvIVerkbgje6oL8cJBsDxTMlVOi3jI6vzbDPN1EMcrhm_4t82NeWLFceFmhWuqI9M37Kvl4YtvbuujGQOziPxYE5g/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374241920994124610" border="0" /></a><br />Well, didn't really turned up the way I had imagined. Not even half. I guess it's just like going to those eateries where the menus have pictures of the food. So you order something that looked really attractive. When the dish arrives, it does not look as cool as the picture. Yeah, that was what happened to me last night.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-41860332785704547472009-08-22T17:27:00.000+08:002009-08-22T17:30:08.251+08:00Selamat Berpuasa<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cbxnjamin%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Berylium; panose-1:2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610612561 74 0 0 403 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;">Yesterday was the last day of school, for the month of August. It’s going to be a very normal and ordinary 1 week break for me. No plans of going anywhere, partly due to financial constraints. For the past 2 to 3 weeks, I had conducted an asset/financial restructuring operation in order to get my hands on a new earthly possession. While technically I suffered a huge loss, I finally got myself a DSLR camera. Just last week I struck a deal to purchase a Canon EOS 1000D. It was safely delivered on Monday by the Poslaju van driver. Apparently this delivery was different from the others. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;">Poslaju dude : <i style="">“Makin lama, makin besar ah.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;">It probably crossed my mind, for a split second, that I first thought he was commenting on the part of my body above the waist. You see, I was only covered in my towel about to take my shower when the Poslaju van arrived and honked. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;">Then he took a box and passed it on to me. Memang besar. It was a Dell Notebook box, slightly smaller than the one when I got my Dell Inspiron 2 years ago. Anyway, the unwrapping process was really special. I’ve never felt so excited/touched/emotional/________ (fill in the blank) when unwrapping a package. I guess it’s because of after all those few years of desiring to own a Dslr camera. Heck, I can honestly tell you that it even feels so much better compared to the time I went to the EON showroom to get my car. Ah, I actually intended to write about something else, but being me, it turned out different and unorganised. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Berylium;">I think I have just completed my wish list for 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p> Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-81074091191949804202009-08-04T21:40:00.003+08:002009-08-04T21:57:18.658+08:00Safety First<div style="text-align: justify;">We're definitely feeling the 'heat' of the H1N1 these days. Anyway, I guess I started something good by providing soap for the kids of my class a couple of weeks ago. A few days after that, some other classes have begun doing the same. So stay safe peoples. God bless.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxc8EMBjAa55lsA4jK660c9EvYJus873GqTSR7Dp3UzSa1qJ_LxOqystfs10zNgHdQ2T4AKKko8_ak0gK2micbWh8JP9GU47Nx_2KwaYawqcgq1CtSo96X3yzwLdGhPO8lHbIMA/s1600-h/DSC_0340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxc8EMBjAa55lsA4jK660c9EvYJus873GqTSR7Dp3UzSa1qJ_LxOqystfs10zNgHdQ2T4AKKko8_ak0gK2micbWh8JP9GU47Nx_2KwaYawqcgq1CtSo96X3yzwLdGhPO8lHbIMA/s320/DSC_0340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366104792981686242" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-55167879051652769912009-08-03T21:13:00.002+08:002009-08-03T21:58:13.957+08:00Plan C...what plan C???<div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, here's what happened. I was already typing 2 paragraphs of a new post, entering the 3rd, when I did something, which, caused everything that I had typed to disappear, forever. Feeling a little pissed, I decided to take a drive and enjoy the airconditioning in the car, at the same time go buy some supplies. On my way home, I thought of another thing to write. Upon entering my room, I moved the mouse to "wake" the laptop from its sleep mode. The dang machine didn't respond. So I had to restart it. After all that, I logged back into blogspot. Having the great memory that I have, I forgot what I had wanted to write about. So here we are, with no back up topic for the back up topic, no Plan C. I'll just probably type whatever that's crossing my apparently cluttered mind.<br /><br />I have two "main" tables in my room. One for my laptop and stationery mess. The other is for my 3 in 1 printer thingy and my few toiletries, namely my perfume, deodorant and facial foam. The last time I applied facial foam would probably be the day after the Gotong Royong Perdana Sekolah Zon A thingy, sometime in June. Maybe I need to put it on later before I sleep.<br /><br />I've been swearing a lot lately, in the car. I don't know if it is just me or there are more less than average drivers out there. I don't usually do that in the morning on the way to work, but I've been doing so for the past few days, since last week. It is disappointing that the targets of my foul mouth are people who are sending their children to school. While I admit it's not nice thing to do, swearing at other drivers (even if they don't know it), I only say bad stuff at those that drive stupidly. I mean, you are sending your kids to school, aren't you supposed to show them to be good road users? Also, just because you drive your huge luxury cars, it doesn't give you the right to drive like Lewis Hamilton on busy routes on a school day morning. You have no right to drive like a maniac at the expense of the safety of other road users. Screw you people. It is because if sensible and careful drivers that d**kless pea-brain people like you are still alive. Screw you.<br /><br />Talking about rights. I had my lunch at a hotel's coffeehouse today. It's not as posh as you think it is okay. Food is just slightly more costly than the normal cafe. It is also a place where now and then, some group of Ah Bengs would be there as well. I guess it's a convenient place to meet up as it's adjacent to the shopping mall. I don't really care if a guy would dye his hair outrageously. Wear outfits that have awfully striking colours. Always putting on the "I'm bad" look. I don't care. What annoys me is that these people are illiterate. <span style="font-style: italic;">Yalah, siapa suruh masa skolah dolok sik mok belajar membaca.</span> I can ask my 8 year old students what a particular sign means, and they can reply 'No Smoking' without any doubt whatsoever. But these adults who have gone through puberty, do not understand what the 'No Smoking' sign means. It's okay if they do not know how to read. But what's so difficult to comprehend when you see a picture of a cigarette and a line crossing over it at a 45 degree angle?If they had wanted to hang around, have some drinks over a few smokes, why can't they just walk over to the dozens of coffeeshops across the street. Besides being illiterate, these people are also emotionally sensitive. Touchy. A waiter might politely tell them about the no smoking policy, and they will almost definitely act like you had just flirted with their girl.<br /><br />Goodness, the weather must have got to me <span style="font-style: italic;">haha</span>.<br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-58272522602787030492009-07-30T01:45:00.006+08:002009-07-30T02:35:28.962+08:00Conversations with the Conscience fellasI've experienced so many firsts lately. During my brief trip to Miri last weekend, I've bought a couple of stuffs for the very first time. I also just realised that my blog has got its first follower, thank you <a href="http://darrenzeger.blogspot.com/">Musa</a>. Today I completed my first online sale, after sending off my Creative Zen to its new owner earlier today. I'm glad to say that all these "firsts" are quite sentimental to me. One of it is finally fulfilling a childhood dream.<br /><br />Anyways, I've managed to get my hands on most of the stuff on my wishlist this year. One interesting item on the list is getting a DSLR Camera. For my recent trip to Miri, I planned to check out some of the DSLR models available, with no solid intention to make a purchase.<br /><br />So I there I was, walking around in Bintang Megamall on a Saturday afternoon. Saw a couple of DSLRs, with one particular model that really got my attention.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBtZi7mkz2ox5xy-t5sEVw_qV5KNXcjkcjz0jTRm4wMB0fCgPja5GpqYDiEkeeroQ2XdFWmvQsWk_8pdvPqHNeZ4AhkP6Xquam20PZmys-e0pVLWb5qLnxgANJYBg4MFytTUNYw/s1600-h/canon-eos-1000d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBtZi7mkz2ox5xy-t5sEVw_qV5KNXcjkcjz0jTRm4wMB0fCgPja5GpqYDiEkeeroQ2XdFWmvQsWk_8pdvPqHNeZ4AhkP6Xquam20PZmys-e0pVLWb5qLnxgANJYBg4MFytTUNYw/s320/canon-eos-1000d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363943297338450434" border="0" /></a>The Canon EOS 1000D. I've done my homework on some of these DSLRs and the 1000D is one of them. You could say it's a nice entry-level DSLR. So there I was, standing, eyes fixated on the camera. The fact that none of the salespersons approached me gave me a whole load of fantasy-time. That also caused me to ponder on the possiblity of purchasing it there and then. As mentioned earlier, I have no plans on making a buy on this trip. But when you have plastic pals named either VISA or Mastercard going with you, tempting thoughts are bound to come up.<br /><br />Still standing and gazing, my brain began its Business Meeting. There were some calculations going on up there, definitely. And the meeting was leaning towards making the decision to purchase the camera. Then Conscience barged in the meeting. You know, like what you see in cartoons, when the character has an angel on one side and a devil on the other?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLM8_F6qRSE5fRcOU0NRg2UidHDYjMzqP2I52cEMo1uWZ6f5-yEIQaWvubgzCIBFRvwCAgEvzeoGAvyp83W8AMK8UBZri-CVr3_cPOh2IoVHp5h_jiEus_Yr1CmgCRXH7ooeE2pw/s1600-h/6008-Tug-Of-War-Battle-Between-Good-And-Evil-Devil-And-Angel-Clipart-Picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLM8_F6qRSE5fRcOU0NRg2UidHDYjMzqP2I52cEMo1uWZ6f5-yEIQaWvubgzCIBFRvwCAgEvzeoGAvyp83W8AMK8UBZri-CVr3_cPOh2IoVHp5h_jiEus_Yr1CmgCRXH7ooeE2pw/s320/6008-Tug-Of-War-Battle-Between-Good-And-Evil-Devil-And-Angel-Clipart-Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363946477701288370" border="0" /></a><br />When you have nobody beside you to ask for a second opinion, your conscience is your best bet. This is the best depiction of how we came to the final decision:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Hey, this wasn't in your travel itinerary.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : I know, but I can afford this now.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Perhaps you're right, but you ARE rushing into making this decision.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : I'm not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : You are.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : As long as I can afford it, it's alright.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Yes. But it will just add up to your card's debts in a short time span.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : I can afford the monthly repayment.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Sigh, you're a ****head.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : So, do I get a 'Yes' or 'No' from you?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Definitely a NO! Are you dumb? I just gave you valid reasons not to buy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : Whatever man, the devil me would vote 'Yes', and that would mean 2 'Yes' votes to 1 'No' vote. So, devil me?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Devil Ben : What a ****head! Do you even need to ask? Go for it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Me : *grins* </span><br /><br />Yeah that was what happened. But it didn't end there. A few moments after ending that conversation, I walked away from the shop and did not look at any more cameras after that. As I was walking along:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : Hey, what happened back there? I thought you were going to buy the camera?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Ben : Nah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Angel Ben : *smirks* So, you realised I was right afterall, huh.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Ben : Nah.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Angel Ben : ****head.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Devil Ben : ****head.</span><br /><br /><br />Moral of the story? You tell me.Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-90393726036346406582009-07-20T15:31:00.004+08:002009-07-20T16:00:23.911+08:00Creative Zen Vision M 30GB FOR SALE!!!<div align="justify">I took a few minutes to think on how to start this particular post. I couldn’t think of any ideas so I’ll settle with this:<br /><br />I’m putting up my Creative Zen Vision M 30GB (white) for sale!<br /><br />This is not a drill readers, or should I say, potential buyers. This is real. The reason I’m selling my beloved and evergreen Vision M is that, I need to raise some money to make a big purchase. For the past couple of weeks, I have also rarely used the Vision M. In fact, I can tell you frankly that I have yet to use it for at least a week now. It used to be my best gadget buddy. I listen to mp3s on it, sometimes I watched movies on it and of course the occasional times when I tune to the FM. This device is about 3 years old.<br /><br />Okay, I’ll now start my product introduction or description. As I have already mentioned, the item on sale is a white Creative Zen Vision M with 30GB of memory space. It is comparable to the iPod before the Touch generation. It’s direct iPod competition would be the iPod 30GB (5th Generation). The size is almost similar, albeit the iPod being the much thinner or slimmer device. The Vision M is almost twice as thick. While the iPod’s back is made of metal, the Vision M is plastic all round. Having said that, it is still very sturdy.<br /><br />That’s the physical comparison. The iPod will certainly trump the Vision M in terms of brand recognition and sleekness of design. However, take serious note that the Vision M or Creative is not some China made imitation wannabe. The sound quality is up there with the iPod. The question of which is better would be quite subjective. But the area that the Vision M comes on top over the iPod is the display quality. The colours are richer. You can see the difference by looking at comparison pictures of the Vision M and iPod side by side (google it). So your movie/drama/music video watching experience is more pleasant.<br /><br />Another plus of the Vision M is its ability to play various formats of music or videos. This is especially useful if you would like to watch movies on the device. Seldom will you have to convert the video format in order for it to play on your Vision M. I personally download movies from torrents in the AVI format and I have viewed them on my Vision M many times.<br /><br />Lastly, you do not need any software like iTunes to manage your songs in your Vision M. You can just delete any song directly from inside the player if you become sick and tired of listening to that particular tune. However, should you want to create a playlist, you will need a software. I do not require playlists, so I have not explored the methods.<br /><br />Now we move on from the general view of the product to a more specific description of this very Vision M that is on sale. I will make this brief and as clear as I can.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Package includes:<br />1x Creative Zen Vision M 30GB<br />1x Original Creative earphones<br />1x Philips SHE 9700 in-ear phones<br />1x USB cable/charger<br />1x 3-pin wall charger/power adaptor<br /><br />Price: RM 370 (Negotiable)</span></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Delivery charges: FREE </span></em></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Delivery method: Poslaju, courier services<br />Payment: </span></em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maybank2u or over the counter transfer to my Maybank account.</span></em></span><br /><br /></div><p align="justify">**A brand new unit is retailing at around RM 900 - 990</p><div align="left"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxmLMZd3GTxxdpRVJZusGYnlffxjwIYf-PMdWydcNbqWKMQvtj-ReD2EouH0hIEktLlAhuaNXZKZmLfuecQx59iH4xtoqVMFxm-tilCLMxPKq1nbUYuCwCvhHjhOqz7vvNVjQXQ/s320/DSC_0318.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360444551627912274" /><br /><strong><em>NEGATIVES</em></strong><br />- No warranty, of course.<br />- Low battery life (due to its age). You might need to do some research on how you can get its battery replaced. At the moment, you can watch 2 hours of a movie or around 4-5 hours of listening to songs.<br />- Some scratches, nothing major, I think.<br />- No manual booklet (although I think you don’t really need one)<br />- No car charger<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>POSITIVES</strong></em><br />- Still in very good working condition.<br />- Screen has been protected by the plastic/sticker protector.<br />- Apart from a USB cable/charger, you also get a wall charger/adaptor. So you can plug it into any 3 pin power socket if the batteries are low. You can also solve the short battery life while watching movies by plugging the adaptor at the same time.<br />- I’m throwing in my old Philips SHE series in-ear phones, besides the original Creative earphones (which sucks to be honest). One side of the Philips is having some problems anyway, so I guess you need to shop for a new pair of earphones if you don’t have one.<br />- Besides the player itself, you will also get a total of 3400 songs already in it. Yes, you read that right, 3400 songs!!!<br />- Besides more than 3000 songs, you also have 2-3 movies included in the player. I would provide you with the list of movies that I am able to include should you require that.<br />- Free shipping/delivery.<br /><br />What <strong>I recommend</strong> you to do should you intend to purchase this from me:<br />- Find out if you can get the batteries replaced. If you can do so, I think this Vision M will be a steal. As for me, I live in the far corner of Sarawak in a little town, so it’s tough for me to do such things.<br />- Get a new pair of in-ear phones if you do not have one yet. I recommend Philips if you want something that produces nice quality sounds at an affordable price. You can easily get a decent pair for about RM 80-90.<br />- Read various reviews of the Creative Zen Vision M 30GB for more product knowledge.<br /><br />All that for RM 370. But I’m a reasonable guy, so the price is still very much negotiable. The transaction or process is pretty much Lelong.com.my standard. Just in case:<br />1. You email / sms me that you are interested.<br />2. We agree on the price.<br />3. You give me your mailing address.<br />4. I pack the item.<br />5. You complete the payment.<br />6. I send the item.<br /><br />So should you be interested to know more, email me at bxnjamin@yahoo.com or sms me (hp number will be given upon request). Thank you. <br /></div>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-36001338688747718882009-07-12T19:48:00.001+08:002009-07-12T20:08:03.711+08:00<p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXsfSEvmaUngGbUkNIPQrjER2vUiqqO_hUmljAbq3dMppeM_FeySoQJ4EnhONDnWBvJa45RVL_frYdeYOMscgMULg6pRSsUrQ9NZpw8yoesikeUzwJG_swxU_gyItiId1CorigA/s1600-h/DSC_0267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXsfSEvmaUngGbUkNIPQrjER2vUiqqO_hUmljAbq3dMppeM_FeySoQJ4EnhONDnWBvJa45RVL_frYdeYOMscgMULg6pRSsUrQ9NZpw8yoesikeUzwJG_swxU_gyItiId1CorigA/s320/DSC_0267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357539606395989986" /></a></p><p align="justify">I've been wanting to have my windows tinted, according to JPJ specifications of course. But one thing that have been bugging me is the law of another country. Their law prohibit vehicles from having tinted windows. This is one screwed up dung. I mean, I want to tint my windows according to the specifications that my country permits me. But, I also can't because a foreign country prohibits such things on vehicles travelling on their roads. </p><p align="justify">Why would I give a dung about that foreign country you might tell me. Well, I live in a town that is almost separated from the rest of the state and country, being sandwiched by an oil rich country. I will need to drive through that sultanate should I wish to go to Miri and beyond, or Lawas/Kota Kinabalu and beyond. I do not want to end up at a roadblock on foreign soil having some foreign cops telling me to tear down the tint or even pay the fine in their currency which is more than twice the value of ours in the exchange rate.</p><p align="justify">Therefore, I will have to drive without tinted windows that would be able to keep the interior of the car a little cooler. But you can put up blinds what? Or you can also use a RM15 Rayban immitation what? Blinds will put up more blindspots and gives you a lesser all round visibility and a RM15 Rayban immitation, well I think I don't need to say much about this one.</p><p align="justify">I do not know what this country aim to achieve by making tinted windows illegal. Their citizens drive like they have 9 lives. They can't park their car for shit. This is the truth, is it so hard to manouver your vehicle into a 45 degrees angled space that is more than reasonable for one car? Do you actually need to have your car parked in two bays? You are depriving people like me who have our constitutional right for a vacant parking bay. </p><p align="justify">So I hope one day the government of this neighbouring country will come to its senses and allow cars (Malaysians at least) to drive on their roads with tinted windows. God bless you.</p><p align="justify"></p>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-15397217310038057042009-07-05T17:26:00.005+08:002009-07-05T17:47:44.953+08:00Resident FelineMost workplaces such as mine, seem to have their very own resident feline. A cat that roams/stays in the school compound. And to some extent, a cat that is 'officially' taken care of by the school. <p>My school has a resident cat. The name's Garfield. Don't get too excited as the only resemblence to the famous cat from the comics is its habits, that is sleeping and eating. Come to think of it, it does share some similarities with myself.</p><p align="center">This is Garfield.</p><p align="center"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVKnMEtgagis2zQo2c4mhPkAl8jFSqM2kUb1v2XSWGXkJ7C7Vr1WW56iCK-4nVI4a2i4Z4HQB9YNibOTVhtztnD8l_SkzVa2AqRWyed66_P4n-YpvmRLOZ0aq9VCeMhk7VSLhxQ/s320/DSC_0135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354908837293566098" />He is seen here sleeping on the cement floor, beside where I used to sit.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">This is Garfield, again.</p><p align="center"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6-gj8ZtApzp9ItSMZ4LeZ3dXtTGe2yI0MsgBDr1prXbK47bJTl9a81aEl1F5nP9QihNLx584RiUL3KsoKUrMG_p9SywbVNTUCztBx8wdAQ4TDMUnO1JdZNpJ92lMm0ac8aPwTw/s320/DSC_0286.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354909780609619794" />Here, you can see that he is, sleeping, again. This time on the sofa in the staff kitchen/dining room.</p><p align="left"></p><p align="left">Garfield is a big sized car really. Weighs about 2kilos. My colleague, Nadira feeds it everyday with Friskies, and she's also the cat's unofficial mother. And the two of them does have a unique human-cat bond. That is all I have to write about Garfield. </p>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17366250.post-30456602831315298842009-06-09T19:44:00.003+08:002009-06-09T19:47:29.536+08:00<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You, the sunset and me</span></span></strong></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3MEmkV1yaraBkyg6V8U9uO9OxXUXVwGBS3f02eowu5mXujBhH66mQc_fdF8KOS4Qu3RMX7JSRg7oL7Tu3OnYO4-KypCkwe8o-fDVUszjnBEgqb6ZCPMGbIpjtXOeFPobCY92yg/s1600-h/DSC_0236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3MEmkV1yaraBkyg6V8U9uO9OxXUXVwGBS3f02eowu5mXujBhH66mQc_fdF8KOS4Qu3RMX7JSRg7oL7Tu3OnYO4-KypCkwe8o-fDVUszjnBEgqb6ZCPMGbIpjtXOeFPobCY92yg/s320/DSC_0236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345292661352560962" /></a></p>Bxnjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935503979085585761noreply@blogger.com3