Bla bla bla bla bla

Guess what is this? double row seats... slightly smelly cushion....
Although air-conditioned... hahahhaa.. it's a public bus!!! :P
Travelled from kelana Jaya back to Ipoh to pick up my car &
my wife from my in-laws' place... and yes yes! yes! Zenny, Ben& ZZ..
stop laughing!

Well, it's just bout 1.5 months away man... both Cheryl & my life will definitely change with the addition of little Thoo Jr. haha... here's me testing out one of those carriers where you put the little one in front of ya.... some strap thingy... :P

OK.. that's obviously not a baby...! hahaha

This is me.. with the Okley that Simon & Baki got me...
Thanks guys!!! The ruby lens are really cool man!!!!!

This is Akhtar with her band doing a gig @ Mont Kiara area...
Sorry, blur a bit. hahaha... Akhtar is a DJ @ SuriaFM! :)
OK.. it's 3am now... tired, sleepy... bored. hahaaha...
Still, we have to ZzzZzZZZZZ...

48 Hours in Hong Kong....!!!! How much one can do aye?! :P haw haw haw

Day 1: Hong Kong here we come!!!!!!

That's Simon... my In-coming President of the Lions Club of Ipoh Metro New Century.. Guess we're the rebels in the army, the thorn amongst the roses... wait... I think I
should rephrase... the Roses amongst the thorns.. ha ha ha Lions Club.. those days, ppl view as really elderly uncles (thorns.. get me?)... and of course, being in the "New Century" category... well... ya I know Chris... it's really beng-ish ... Why can't they just call it Lions Club N.G (New Generation).. or Y.G (Young Generation) ... ha ah aha....guess somethings can't change...

Well.. guess we have proven to many people that being a Lion, you do not need to put on a suit and tie and just talk talk talk, but no action! :) Hopefully, we as the new breed of new young & fresh Lions.. can uphold that principle...

Anyways.. let's cut the crap.. here's our 48 hour journey to Hong Kong to attend the Twinning Ceremony of the Leo Club of Ipoh Unity & South Kowloon! The flight was okay... I watched "Confessions of a Shopperholic".. (Zenny, DONT LAUGH!).. and I kind'a liked the storyline. Yes yes... it's a 'blonde' film.. but.. hey.. it's a Jerry buckheimer film...! Worth while lah! :P

Our lunch... and that's Steven... first time flying. and following us to HK.

Day 1 3.00pm: Arrival.. Disneyland

A snippet of Disneyland in 2.5 hours!!! Crazy! Cheryl and I spent hours there last time...
but oh well, cause, we were not meeting up with the gang adi.. cos they just arrived from Macau..... hence.. we decided to do something crazy - Visit Disneyland!
Ya.. just like that.. no planning... hahaha!

There are several parks in Disney actually... only 1 miserable indoor roller coaster... being there like 4 times adi... so, nothing special la....But, it was great fun snapping pics now that I have my nikon SLR. haha.. too bad we couldnt do all the rides and view everything else as time was so limited. :P

Day 1 7.30pm: Steamboat dinner with local HK Leos & Lions + Ipoh Unity Members

We arrived 30 mins late! Hahaha. whole world waiting for us.. including the lions from South Kowloon and some other Cabinet officers from District 303 (HK-Macau).. they were very friendly and down to earth! :) ... they don't call Lion.. they call "Si Pak"....
Er.. means "Uncle" in Cantonese, but with a level of Kung Fu-ism poured in... like those Jackie Chan Drunken Master movies... the disciple would wish the Sifu's brother "Si Pak"....
Damn... I felt old when the bunch from Ipoh also started calling me "Si pak" Alan... KNN...!

Check this out man!!! Chibi!!!!(pronounce it phonetically in English ya..
not bahasa baku pls!) HAHAHA.. can safely go round HK saying that! not when
we're back home though! :P hahaha ..
and another shop - Wanko.. HAHAHAHAH!!!!!
Some more.. the spokesperson.. the lady.. half face, you can see slightly at the back.. the backdrop kind'a thingy.. is Lau Kar Ling... OMG!!!!! hahahaha...
Lau kar Ling is a Wanko. ??! huh? hahahah Ought to change her surname to "Hum"...
you get the point.

Always fascinated with the bright colours of the dangerously placed
signboards of Hong Kong...hehe

After that.. went back to hotel.. slept like nobody's business!!! hahahahaha

DAY 2 11.00am: SHOPPING @ CITYGATE

Somethings die hard.. i call it.. the
COMPULSIVE SHOPPERS ' SYNDROME..
Even baki has it! He passed on to me actually.. hahahaa

Day 2, 3.30pm MADAME TUSSAUDS
(pronounced as thoo soh.. I think)

Infernal Affairs IV... The suckerheads from ipoh ..
We had 2 hours to rush up to Victoria's Peak.. got into Madame Tussauds'
orang lilin place...

I think this was done when he was still shooting
Mr Nice Guy ages ago! Hahaha

Muka nak kasi sepak kan? haha

Up Close & Personal with your favourite stars!!!!! :P or rather... "stars"... hahahaha

Hands off buddy! :P.. look at the fine details man!! no joke!!!!!!

Yup....! Gandhi!!!! :P

Happy-nye...

Can guest who these ppl are? :P

Simon.. she's not the same one from Edison's collection k?

Well, after the meet-up with the "stars"...we rushed up to the peak to take a 10 minute view... and it was already 5.25pm!!!Ran light crazy people to catch the train downhill.. rushed into the taxi.... and got back to the hotel by 6.10pm.. bathe like kerbaus... and rushed down to catch a taxi to the venue for our next event....

Day 2 7.30pm ~ LEO CLUB OF IPOH UNITY - SOUTH KOWLOON TWINNING CEREMONY

I represented District 308B2 Lions/Leo Club (Selangor to Perlis) to witness the wedding ceremony... wait... wrong info.. the Twinning Ceremony of the leo Club of Ipoh Unity & South Kowloon.

It was indeed another milestone of achievement for the Ipoh based Omega Leo Club to add on to their collection of great, proven successes, unlike some who claims to have success and professionalism who ended up.. ahem.. half dead...sigh (Ok, Alan thoo, stop bi**ching).

Anyway, it was indeed a night to remember ~
Click here
for more photos of the twinning ceremony + video snippets of the event!

After Dinner Day 2
Makan lagiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!

Uraghhhkkkkkkk!!! how can anyone eat this?! haha.. Simon and Steven certainly loved it so much! ha ha....! It's CHOW TAU FOO!!!! translation - SMELLY TOFU!!! WTH!!!?? The last few times I came here, I can't tahan also...!...

As you can see, most of my photos are really bout FOOOOOOD!!!!!! haw haw haw... Move over Kim Gary.. move over Mongkok Char Teng...!!! This is the real thing.. the real and authentic
Char Chan Teng (errr.. simply means restaurant in Cantonese.. I think)
It was 12.10am when we arrived back at the hotel.. and obviously SOMEONEEEE.. was hungry again! haw haw.. so we went out. ya... According to the darned Receptionist, it's just 2-3 blocks away.. so, Simon decided to jalan kaki. aihhhh... Hence, we walked! Walkedddddd!!!! TKNMCHKNNCCB! Ohya.. we ended up back at the hotel at about 3.50am! haha

Day 3: Last Day here.. makan first!!!!!

Alright.. next morning, got up early... went to maxim restaurant, which was located in the same building as our hotel... or kind'a adjacent to lah... The Dim Sums were FABULOUSSSSS!!!!! :p

Geee... did we go for one week or just 3 days?!!!! ha ah ha ha

Indeed tasty... haha.. love every single bite of the Satay they serve on board! :) hehe

Delicioussssss!!!! & Simon showing off the deserts... Hagen Da'az (Is that how u spell it? Normally i just buy, makan and throw. hahaha).. + some strawberry pudding...!

There you have it.. what to do in 48 hours in Hong Kong... :)

hmmm.. wonder what this is Baki Zainal!!!???

Hmmm... Mr Baki Zainal... I finally saw Ni Hao Mr Siao.. well done! Seriously, the cast is pretty good... + the way the sitcom was shot and done.. it is very professional.. doesnt look like those crappy local dramas - remember Kisah Benar and those slapstick sitcoms where we find scenes shot and combined and erm.. looked awkwardly wrong? hahaha...

And.. the entire package at the end of the day... it looks pretty good man! seriously! And all the roles... so darn funny.. eventhough i don't understand some of the parts when KTH talks in that bloody accent, and the "british" dude.. damn funny. And Miss Malaysia.. wow! :)

Oh well... great work!

Anywayz.... Ipod Touch 32Gb .. went to the Jusco shop next to friendly records... erm.. RM1632 and they wanted to charge 3%. Tenggggg... damn cina-fied.,,, Ipoh mali oi. aihhh... i gave up. Just went straight to the CS counter to check my bills and fix my darned HTC bluetooth connection. damn bloody thing cant link me up to the net for my laptop la. aihhhh!...

Then, they came back.. and said, the boss said ok worr.. haw haw haw..

Hence, I bought lah. Heehehe...Should I wrap it or should I just give like that? cos.. wrapping takes time and it sux. hahaha

~A.T~

Action... and Cut!!!! .....And it's a "RAP"!!

Well.. well .. well.. It's the final countdown for 20 schools in the Klang Valley as they give it all out to get into the next level! Yup.. it's the READ ACTION PLAY, DiGi RAP, Regional Finals for both Central Region 1 (KL) and Central Region 2 (Selangor)!!!

Well, for the benefit of all, DiGi RAP is READ.ACTION.PLAY.. where students of participating schools (Std 4-6) were to read a book entitled Stories from Around the World! Out of the 22 stories, they were to choose ONE, turn it into a script, and act it out in a play!!! Well, learning English has never been that fun!!! This is the 3rd season (1st in 2006, 2nd in 2008!!!) and the program is fast gaining recognition and great feedback from parents, teachers and students around the country!

There are 4 regions this year, Central Region 1 (KL), Central Region 2 (Selangor), Northern Region (Perak-Perlis) & Southern (N9-Johor)! In each region, all participating schools will be visited by DiGi RAP judges... (Audition rounds!!!).. Thereafter, 10 were selected to represent each region.. The best thing about DiGi Read.Action.Play (RAP) is about the way the schools are rewarded! Yup ~ it's not about who gets no.1 or 2... At the regional rounds, the students are there not to compete against one another, but simply to grade themselves to see how far they can go... Hence, those who obtained >80, will be given a Gold Award, between 60-79 a silver and below 60 a bronze!

Out of the many Golds or Silvers.. two of the best for each Regional Finals, will be going to the National Grand Finals on the 31st of May 2009! Yup!!!! And.. there will be a wildcard entry too!

CENTRAL REGION 1 FINAL (18-4-2009)
Going to the Next Round - SK Convent Bukit Nanas + SK Taman Melati!!!

SK Convent Bukit Nanas 1 with "Leyla & the Lamp"...
Last year, they won a Gold @ the Regionals, and also achieved
National No.3!!!

SK Taman Melati - Filled with joy and enthusiasm...
SK Taman Melati's first attempt at the DiGi RAP ever... has proven one point
"Hard work pays it all!!!!"

CENTRAL 2 REGION FINAL (19 April 2009)
Goint to the Finals - SK Seksyen 20, Shah Alam & SK Assunta 1, PJ

SK Seksyen 20, Shah Alam with Leyla & the Lamp...
They were DiGi RAP Champion for 2006, and National No.2 for 2008!!!
This year, they have also bagged the Best Props Award @ the Regionals!

SK Assunta 1... changed the story of The Four Brothers to
the Four Super Heroes!!! Their creativity and also colourful acting brought them
a Gold Award and an entry into the National Grand Finals this year!
This is the first time the school has taken part too!


Some schools are really trying very hard to "sell DiGi"... :) We've seen all those in the last 2 seasons.. for the record.. it's not a requirement for participation ya...! hahaha...The last pic to the left: Interview of SK Bandar Baru Sentul & SK Convent Sentul for TV3..!

While judges tabulate the points... Azizi performed his Kamu Semua single!!!




Alright... wanna know.. go to the Official DiGi RAP website or just go to their

RAP Newz Blog...!

If you are free... drop by @ the Northern & Southern Regional Finals yaaa!!!

Northern - 25th April 2009 (SJKC Yuk Choy Hall, Ipoh)
Southern - 26th April 2009 (Dewan Hang Tuah, Melaka)

Both events start from 2.00pm onwards!

Ipoh fellas.. the battle of the 3 titans from Ipoh begin ya!!! hehehe...
SK Cator Avenue, SK SMI, SK ACS...!!! :)
Other contenders include schools from Penang and Alor Star!~!!!!

This project is also co-sponsoredorganized by the Lions Club of Ipoh Metro! :P

Of CHARM Cheerleading & Album in Stores

It was really a crazy event! Loads of thunderous applause and ear screeeeching screams of support from fans & family members of participating team members of the recently ended CHARM Cheerleading 2009 really got my day started!!!!

The energy & the spirit.. I have to say, this was indeed mah first cheerleading experience. Wait.. that bloody sounded very wrong. HAHAHA! Let me re-phrase! This was.. the first Cheerleading event that I attended!!! ahahah.. Check out that pic! Geeeee that toss was at least 4-5 M high.. too bad.. If Lai Peng & Kok Shing were around, they would have taught me how to adjust mah Nikon D90 lenses ... shutter speed or watever crap that can capture fast motion pics sharply!!!! There were many categories... and when we arrived, they were doing the Malaysian groups.. Erm, to be honest, kind'a normal sequence only la... loads of room for improvement for sure.. Then, the next category was the International category where Thailand sent a group and the Philippines sent 3!!!!

OK.. I know they are Thais... but looking at the bottom photo... please don't get the wrong idea.. it was just for some bloody reasons.. when I snapped.. they were doing this.

Then.. the Filipinos have something to counter offer the Thais?

Erm....

Ok.. enough of jokes... here are some better pics! :P

In fairness, the Thais & Filipinos outshined everyone with their fantastic & energetic moves! No joke! Very lively & powerful!

Our Malaysian kids during the Stunt category! :P.. like spinning gasing!

Here's Azizi doing his single -Kamu Semua

Other guest artistes included Dina, current One in a Million Top 8 & the chic (sorry.. cant remember your name..) who won So You Think You Can Dance 2.. I think...

Then after ZZ's showcase, we went jalan2.... and then..saw this CD shop! :P

You know LAM FUNG? dunno la.. this guy fom Hong Kong.. singer...
Ala-ala album cover with PURE 100% EMO FACE.. as if playing
saxophone heh??? Album sold all over Asia man

The least they could do.. from the artist to producer to photographer to label..
CHECK THE FREAKING MOUTH PIECE?!!!!!!!!!!
The reed (wooden piece..) suppose to hala ke bawah!!!!
Oi. terbalik lahhhh!! hahahaha! :)

last but not least.. some proud moments.. when I saw
Azizi's 'Kamu Semua' album finally on display!!!! :)

Go buy ya!!!

Men are lucky....(?)

Well...I guess... my blog was never visited by an influx of so many people (ever!) .. esp those who were pretty p*$$-ed at the judges and persons in-charged of the Leo Idol this year. Baki, Zenny, DC... I think we have achieved our goals that we have set prior to doing this wayyyy back! ha ha ha ha! :) - bringing that program to a whole new level.. probably the last year though... kind'a tired.

Anywayz, moving on... what's next. Hmmmm... More challenges come in the year of the Cow/Bull (Whatever!)... with R.A.P program kicking off 2-3 weeks back, and Azizi's music plans/career taking off slowly, but surely... and the 2009 Southern Pesta Muzik DiGi taking on a whole new phase... well... life's gonna be NUTS!!!!!! Ha ha ha! Before you know it.. little Shaun will be with us. (hahaha) We havent really decided, but for now.. we'll go with Shaun.

I saw Eddie, my elder brother with Jae Ann who just turned 3 months old, and the active little kiddo requiring so much time, energy and ... time & energy ... time & energy... sigh.... scare I can't cope personally. But, whatever it is... I reckon it'll be tough. However, I guess.. it's also what each and every expecting parent face during this time of their lives? Erm... as time goes by, we learn, adapt and errmm.. be good parents? hahhaha...

I respect mah mum for doing what they did. In fact, EVERY mum in the world. it's NOT EASY having a child in you for 9 months to start out with. Of course, I'm not having one in me (duhhhh!) but the fact that I'm with Cheryl for the last couple of months, and seeing how she endured leg cramps, stomach discomfort, nauseatic (is that even a word? haha) feeling.. etc etc... really made me stop to think.. damn I'm lucky to be a guy! (haha...- bastard! yea yea yea.. shut up!)

But seriously.. I uphold the fact that, we guys.. are darned lucky. All we contributed is just a whole load of .. wait.. I mean.. ONE (or two for some.. or three.. watever!) little brother(s)... and that's bl**dy it. But....our counterpart on the other hand.. has to endure that whole duration of pregnancy from within! It's not easy for sure!

Geee... writing this really makes me feel that God (if he is listening, sorry bro!) is kinda unfair right? I feel sad sometimes, having to work late nights till the wee hours of the morning... and I cant be with Cheryl. And at the same time, having to do so much work eventhough I'm at home lying on the bl**dy couch... and even if I'm by herside, sometimes, the "sufferings" cant be reversed and I know, it's never easy. sigh...

What can I do, try my very best to spend some time, but then again, it's only on the emotional part, but physically, I'm not able to do anything. I;m restless at times, when I see her leg cramps, sleepless nights, bengkak here and there... and all that.. but what can I do... why is this so?

I guess... like i said.. men are lucky.

Hence, I respect all the mothers in the world who gave birth to their children.... and I'm as panicky as any expecting dad would feel.. esp the first child. Am I ready? nahh.. who on Earth having their first child would be. Hahaha... but, like I said... hope time will lead the way... (sounds like part of a Taylor Dane song right? hahaha)

hmmm.. Men are lucky.. (phew!)

Jokers in town...

Sigh...been so busy lately, didnt even have enough sleep. Things are back on track ~ meaning.. lack of sleep and malnutrition kicking in ~ THAT'S THE NORM. haha... Fortunately I have a team of dedicated people.. with the RAP, D'Campus, and other roadshows cooking up concurrently.. really, really crazy timeline all packed into one! aihhh... Give me 48 hours in a day... I wont have enough!

I've even gotten myself a hate-mail-ish fan from the Leo Idol competition.. either a bloody looser or someone who is so bloody stuck up with mah comments and cant get enough of my realistic comments...using my name to post up lame and childish comments on mah chatbox... hahaha. You wanna know more bout this.. log on to:

www.leoidol.blogspot.com or www.youtube.com/leoidol

I think mah comments were mild la... not so bad compared to the TV ones. This is just probably 0.05% of what reality is I reckon, but what the heck, if got ppl layan.. apa salahnya, kan? :P

Geee... Thanks for giving me the 'glamour' and attention to be another bastard-ish character... haha... sigh.. kiddos. :) I have even locked down the IP adds... see la, what I wanna do with them. hahaha... But, dude.. or biatch, whoever you are.. thanks for the comments..! :) Making me more infamous!! ha ha ha... When you are tired hor... give me a buzz.. am sure you would be able to get my number from your President.

We go out for a drink when you are done. :) I'll buy!.. hahahaha...

Moving on...hmmm... pressure coming in for mah next quarter di. aihh... so much work.. so little time... summore no time for mah family and all that... and still have to keep on moving forward towards making sure we survive in this bloody economy. sighhh...

In addition to that... July is another new chapter of mah life... hehehe...junior Alan...haha... panic la.. both Cheryl and I.. but, well, that's part and puzzle of life that we have to continue lor... face and live up to it. :) Hope we'll do our best. hahaha...