Flu days ...

I woke up this morning and to my surprise it was almost 7:00am ... shut eye for a bit ... and hey after 8:00am ...

Laze around, shower, pack and get ready for KLCC ... when I was in the car, I actually felt drowzy! That's some medication ... or my body really needed the rest ...

So I ended up hiding in the cinema for a good 2 hour rest ... before going for walkabout buying comics ... then feeling really tired I went to Secret Recipe to have a horrible lunch ... and horror of horrors ... I spilt my drink!!! But the worst thing was the service staff saw and DID NOTHING. I had a towel with me and started wiping myself. The girl taking order to my right just went back to counter. The girl clearing the table in front of me just continued mopping that table. I had to signal to them twice - first to clear the floor and second the table! Talk about shit service and attitude!

They should work for GPT eh? Hahahahahaha!

Will definitely be sleeping well again tonight since I can still feel the fever lurking about

First time ever

There I was trying to get through this half day at work ... so I can hope into Mr. Short's gigantic car home ... and when I reached Uptown, I decided to pop into the doctor's ... good thing too ... because the doctor told me to my face ... I look exhausted ... and said I needed at least 2 days of complete rest ... I said I am not working Sunday ... so he said fine otherwise he would give me MC ... like I can afford that with month-end closing and budget ... sigh!

I needed a different kind of job, eh?

And true enough, when I reached home, after a cookie and medication, I kept on dozing throughout the afternoon into evening ... a quick dinner (but yummy thanks to my sis' excellent choice) ... a little tv and by 11:00pm I was zonked out in bed again!

I am going to sleep ... wow ... so much sleepy ... the most I have had this whole year I think!

And the flu continues

[We change publishers to Dark Horse and their attempts at original creations 'x']

Got up early enough ... and saw the Case in the other toilet ... then saw him again taking a final nap ... even when he showers with his tiny towel ... he comes out with that long pair of shorts ... however, the one thing I noted is that even though he is bone thin ... the stomach is still not that flat as that of a young man ... definitely sign of age eh? Sigh!

Work is not much to rave about ... Shimmy resigned ... which was really too bad cos he seemed like generally a nice chap ... and tried his best for the company ... but that should tell you how he genuinely felt about the company ... if someone is enthused, would they be searching out for opportunities?

In the evening, I went out with Sam and met with the bolu-man who is interested in renting our car park for food court ... he was quite sharp and seemed genuinely enthusiastic ... we ate at no 2 ... and the fried fish was awesome ... seriously awesome!

All others was average ... and the leech started again ... asking me to wait ... from 8:40pm until 1:00am ... he said he took a bus to his job ... which was a unique answer but I was so stressed until I had chest problems!

Flu

Yup - I was really tired on Tue but thought to go to support the team - and when we got back, by the time I slept and all that - it was well after 2:00am - considering the fact that I got less than 4 hours a night for the past week - no surprises that by late afternoon I felt hot ... feverish ... pale ... weak ... and had the runny nose!

Good thing The Case overnight ... and he kindly took me to the pharmacy for some medication ... and then I had the awesome Curry Laksa at Olio that got my nose dripping even worse ... hehehe!

Aside from that, it was a quiet day ... Deepavali ... not many people around ... and I avoided talking much to the leech!

Bowling!!!!!!!..... again?!?!?!

Well, that's what it is all about ... HRD organized another round of bowling in less than 3 months because? Staff liked it ... but then it should be an activity and not a tournament, right? Otherwise it makes no sense ... still it was good fun ...

We all met and drove there in a heavy rain and lightning storm ... and as usual everyone started late ... who were we entertained with? A number of the lads didn't show up ... prolly cos of the rain ... especially the bikers ... who did turn up?

A married couple brought their 2 kiddies around ... very cute and adorable with big heads like Upin and Ipin ... hahaha ... on our lanes, as buddies we have HRD ... and a trainee who goes by the odd name of Caprince ... perfect physique for me ... scrawny and minimal hair ... wish I had that ... hehehe ... then the odd ex-concierge was there but sitting and watching like last time ... and of course the sleeping with each other behind their spouses backs gang were all there ...

Anything else to share on this day? After bowling, we decided to have a quick meal ... and at the stroke of midnight, we were treated to a wonderful senses shattering display of fireworks and firecrackers ... announcing Deepavali! It was most unusual! There was Tomi, Tongue, Alli, Hannah, Angry Bird and One Chee

Anything else? Yup! A busy day ... out of nowhere ... as I was in the canteen Dare called me to go for lunch with him and the missus ... and he chatted about his trip and their frustrations ... with Pus Man, Fat Alps, F&B in general etc ... and that he had spoken to the G!!! Biggie d!

But the meal was generally nice ... we were supposed to do this seafood BKT ... but instead it was finished so we headed out to seafood by the jetty .... loved the bee hoon n tofu!

On a side note: the leech again asked for money by saying he has no money for food - 6 days in a row now!

The Dark

[And amongst the proliferation of X titles we have this - another attempt at youthful ala New Mutants - but check out the lame art - interiors are worse - no surprises it didn't survive]

That's what it was like tonight ... I arrived hotel late thanks to the MotoGP at Sepang circuit ... it was past 7:00pm ... I went upstairs and grabbed my stuff ... then with a torch in hand, I headed out ... shining most of the way back ... it wasn't as bad as I expected ... however, it wasn't as good either ... because I had a fair bit to carry

I really need to get my own transport even if secondhand car!

Then again, how do I lose weight? Sigh!

I weighed myself yesterday after arriving home, going to movies, had my nuggets, had my sugary drink and shower and had the towel - and guess what? I was 88.5kg!!!!!!!!!! I was doing 89 near 90 for past few weeks and getting depressed. So this is a good start. I need to keep up the exercise for a few more weeks ... then diet ... then cut down sugar ... then cut down carbo!

YES YES YES!!!!

Real Steel

[At the height of the X-Men cartoon series, we have 2 series from the comics world reflecting that movie. One is similar style but original and one is episodic like the series]

Yes I am shamefully placing the title of the movie in my blog ... why? Because it is that good. I have reviewed it on the side bar of my blog but what the heck ... it is definitely one of the best movie I have ever seen ... ever! It made you feel all schmaltzy ... teary eyed for the kid ... and wanting to stand up and cheer for the robot when it kicked ass ... or even more pitiful when it got beaten on ... damn! Great stuff!

Aside from this, the only other interesting developments are:

The leech asking for more money as he is short but he still had enough to go out with mates on a Saturday night and kept me waiting for nearly 4 hours to chat with him. When I didn't, he would complain I was busy weekdays but do not make time for him on weekends

Sheer, new HRD continued her escapades by telling AFOM the Tool that she would be away on Mon n Tue but back on Wed. Isn't it nice? She is on flexible working day ... working whenever she pleases ... I know max she has is 1 off day ... so how can she take advance PH? First time ever ... and she is in HRD ... how long will she last? Will the GM tolerate this? High chances yes, right? Hahahahaahahah!

Traitors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[From Batman ... we naturally have Robin (see below) ... and with Robin we move to another movie related adaptation ... Young Indiana Jones]

Did my 3 month appraisal today ... boss was generally decent in ratings ... but when I finally got the official document ... there is no additional $$$ ... grrrrrrrrrrrrr ...

But what really torqued me off is someone went to gossip that I am too aggressive and meddling in their areas ... and it is F&B ... if it isn't chef ... then there is only Ahmad ... and why am I not surprised? I have seen the odd look in Ahmad's eyes already a few times already ... and have always felt uncomfortable around him ... so now I know ... then again, he stabbed Fat Albert to Pus Man ... so no surprises if he does it to me as well ...

But for Pus Man to tell me? Hmmm ... beware, eh?

The game is on!

I celebrated my confirmation with Tongue-stuck-out Pang and Uncle Frank ... they didn't know the occassion ... we went to Mum Mum chinese restaurant where no one is interested in doing business ... they didn't care if we sat or ordered or drank ... very average food ... not going back again!

Another resignation

[With the next Bats movie trailers starting just like Superman ... let's turn back the clock to view some of Bats specials that were churned out with respect to the past movies]

Yup ... this was meant to be a normal day ... until after lunch ... Allie handed me a letter ... and it was from his staff ... Henna gal ... we were trying to fix the dept to strengthen things ... and to our surprise ... she offered to resign ... which was odd ... the timing ... I had just started talking to her about moving to where her strength was ... and she said she found a better deal with better pay but still in Finance ...

If I am a glass is half-full, I would say this is a blessing in disguise ...

If I am a glass is half-empty, I would say this is suspicious ...

What else? We had the new KFC with FOM (not confirmed hahaha) and her buddy, Honey Hani ... the new tom yam flavour ... kinda odd with that lemongrass flavour ...

And as expected, the moment I sent Cory money with extra for X'mas ... immediately he said a tragedy struck his sister's kid and they needed money and they are depressed etc etc etc ... getting so sick and tired of them all ... don't have kids if you cannot afford ... work if you need money ... don't always come whining ...

Norwegian cuisine? Really?

That's what today was ... we were invited by a vendor to Mandarin Oriental for the above ... and come on ... sure every country has its own star and all that but Norwegian?

After a mad rush (isn't it always?), we drove off from our beautiful work place ... down to the city ... and Chef (whom I was following) was having a wee bit of a panic attack ... as he saw that his fuel gauge was flashing ... and he whizzed past a Shell ... we had to turn out for him to pump in RM20 of fuel near to KLCC for fear we would end up pushing the damn car ... hahaha!

We arrived and to be honest I felt foolish wearing that lame ass Batik shirt of GPT ... similar to Chef ... like we are some singing troupe ... cocktails prior to start of event was equally lame ... have forgotten what this was like where everyone was trying to socialize and impress each other or make connections ...

Saw Cheryl ... which was nice ... haven't seen her in years ... and she lost weight! ... I gained weight ... hahahahaha! When we moved to the smoking corner ... there was a Chinese tanned gentleman in black suit, short hair ... so slim that it was obvious ... but not thin like our Ahmad-Indon ... he is "delicious" the Chinese ... the Indian guests were busy snapping photos and posing all around ...

How was the food? Ugh! Some were hits and some were definitely misses. The quality of the ingredients were good without a doubt - loved the quality salmon - but salmon dim sum and siew mai? Ugh!
[Old school Rob - check out the eyes! HAHAHA!]

And the desserts were so limiting!

And Small Albert - after a few drinks, were literally leaning over every which way when he was spouting off so loudly - almost gay in the grabbing and ear whispering - ugh! Hahahahah!

The Money Leech is My Lover

[Jae Lee - an Xtreme bitch too! Hehehe! Loved his work here]

Yup ... as expected ... last week he pretended to be nice ... then hit me for an amount of which he immediately went to Shang for boozing ... then gave the lame explanation that he could not always expect his friends to pay for him ... so why should I have to pay and get nothing ... well not nothing ... but rather negative returns from him?

And what was the $$$ this week? To buy a bed cover and he wanted Rp1 million ... what nonsense! When I asked about the business, he said he had finally ordered name card etc ... when asked when ... he said a couple of days ago ... I am beginning to wonder ... perhaps he had no interest ... and all these are pretense ... then he bugged me to visit him ... honestly, I have no interest to see him ever again ... he looks ugly to me now! Both inside and out ...

O yeah he even said he could not be bothered to clean that small house anymore and hired a cheap maid to come in daily! I mean this is a guy who has on average nothing to do every day! This is a guy who said he is bored! This is a guy ....... ARGH!

[Old school S. Platt - yeah baby yeah!]

Now do you see what I meant by a money leech?

Outings are the best!

[Why mess with a winning formula? Rob's art - unfortunately the general market has given up on him. So nothing lasts more than a few issues]

Nothing special happened today ... except I got a full view of the Case ... coming to my room to shower in the morning in his trunks ... not briefs mind you ... is that so gay? If you are a regular reader ... well ... maybe you can see the real me now? So what is the real me?

[And another relaunch]

I am actually confused. I enjoyed pics of men in uniform ... but that's it ... not a fan of naked even top less ... and do not like hairy ... while I enjoy the company of classy women ... so ... where does that leave me? Unmarried ... childless ... sob sob sob ...
[Is this Domino? Maybe - yet another relaunch]

Anyway ... yesterday after work, I decided to scarper ... with Sam and Sneeze ... we decided to hop to Nilai town ... Sam said his fave is old town and to old town we went ... I had my usual nasi lemak and coffee ... while he surprisingly ate little and smoked more ... after that, we went to try the yogurt of Tutti Frutti ... that was the real intention I encouraged them to go ... to try something new ... even though it is ridiculously expensive at 53 cents per 10 gm ... I mean, 10 gm ... come on!

Ee-Teh-Liens

[And now we are back to Rob giving his 10 min attention span to what is supposedly a cover]

To be honest, it was nice to wake up with something to look forward to ... instead of something to dread ... and that was how psyched I felt this morning ... I woke up, hung around and watched some early morning cartoons (Spider Man on local TV!) ... and then showered and packed before heading off to Bangsar ...

It was at Bodega's that we had breakfast with Anne's friends, Karyn and Angie ... it is over-priced ... and average quality but the vibe is nice ... and it was good for people watching ... who was interesting? The bunch of aging gwailo bikers with the words headhunters malaysia emblazoned on their t-shirts seated at the next restaurant ... some place we haven't tried ...

In ours ... not much except this aging couple with a very cute/ handsome kid ... they could be grandparents or uncles/ aunties? And that's about it ...

Then I went to Mid V to watch Jet Li's new flick ... catching a glimpse of the pale beanpole at Snowflake (must try next time) ... before meeting with Sims and Mirk! We had a great jawing session, eating and laughing and generally catching up on news ... and one round at the chinese I restaurant was not enough ... we walked around and ended up at the Penang shop for drinks and desserts ... I was so stuffed when I had to nearly run to the exit to board my bus ...
[And here is Rob paying homage to himself - old New Mutants cover that he did]

It was tough to go back to office at 7:00pm to prepare notes for tomorrow's meeting and trying to decide if I want to do it in PPT format or just use MSWord like last month ...

Friends do make a world of difference!

Beer n Pipes

[Check out this way cool interior - need to get this copy eh? Hehehe!]

The Pus man was indeed away ... but kept up with the remote control management ... by sending us emails and stuff ... and sounding quite harsh on some ... I am going to pretend I don't notice it ... as amongst my French buddies, even they admitted that their people can be generally abrupt ... and rude ... and stingy when it comes to money ... hahahahhaha!

So after work, last night, Case (oldest hottie at the resort) ... said he will overnight at my place ... hahahahahaha ... no, nothing happened ... he stayed far away and felt tired driving home ... so I said he could always crash at my pad as I am living alone ... we went to buy a bottle of beer ... watched some old Bond movie ... and then each go to his own room ...

Unfortunately the idiot vibrating water pipe in the middle toilet ... that normally rattled and silenced ... didn't silenced all night through until this morning when we went to work. I have just sms the realtor ... and will follow up with phone call later ... ugh! How annoying, right?

So how was Case? Without the glasses, nice face ... nice hair ... and of course the physique is the type that I longed for ... for myself ... and in my partner ... sigh! I NEED to lose weight!

Second Night

Thanks to the annoyance of Digi ... I am posting each day's entry the next day like Tuesday's on Wednesday from the office ... so what was Day 2 like? Walking to work @ 35 minutes while listening to Josh Groban wasn't all that bad ... it kept the distance short ...

Workwise? We had the hot air balloon testing going on ... I watched it from the comfort of Sepoi Sepoi and as expected, it didn't take off ... nothing new with the way things work here ...

On a more interesting end, rumour has it that the King is having a thing with the new Queen of Wages ... she is on unpaid leave ... he is on medical leave ... for exactly the same 2 days ... and this morning, both reported to work (?)

On a more bitchy end, the Dare had a stormy session with the Pus ... and then the Pus SMS the Dare apologizing for his mood n asked to be off today ... hahahaha ... craziness, right? And the Dare said he has had a session with the Vip of Swiss ... and they are both noting the GM's oddity ... we also went through a few other interesting development ... like a new F&B section head recommended by the Dutchman who is already in deep water for several bad decision/ recruitment (?) ... and thePooch ... odd cv having never done the work she is hired for!!!

Crazy crazy crazy ...

Last night, got a lift from Chef to go home ... and actually tried to sleep in the bed ... not too bad after I switched off the AC ... and apparently it must have rained early in the morning ... so it was all good!