Hotel 81 Cosy

Hotel 81. i think many people actually have their experience staying there. i mean.... its so conveniently located everywhere. for $20 - $30 you get 2 hours of privacy. the staff dun bother who you bring to the hotel, they dun even bother how many people you bring to the hotel. hahah

last weekend, spur of moment, decided to check into a hotel 81 for 2 hours :P cos i was at a cake shop in chinatown plaza (opposit the old rairua) so the nearest hotel 81 = Hotel 81 Cosy. located at 8 Jiak Chuan Road Singapore 089263 (off Keong Siak Road)

the moment i step into the room....i realised that its a very small room. and its. DIRTY! i mean... look at the floor~ Stained!!!!! oops... i mean. VERY stained!






Then the room is totally not cold at all!! it doesn't help that the air con was leaking.... the common corridor was cooler than the room!




there was a strange smell coming from the toilet.... and i pushed open the toilet door... and heard a drip drip drip sound.... the towl bowl was leaking!!!



i got so disgusted with the place that i can't even bear to walk bare foot! i placed a towel on the floor and told my partner.... we'll just share a towel. and i was basically walking around on the towel. LOL


On the way out of the hotel.. i saw the below sign in the lift.. and i just roll my eyes....



later hear my partner say, when he checked out. he told the reception "I think your hotel seriously need a renovation!" and the guy at the reception was like "har? what happened sir?"

the though of the place gives me the creep!

Madonna

hmmmmmm.. there is a reason why madonna have been so popular among all the gay and lesbians community ya know... haha



The other day was toking to Taka.... and he suddenly ask me over msn.. about this song by madonna.. "Crazy For You" he asking if i have heard the song before... and when i said yeah... he asked.. "New Song Ah?" i was like..... HUH??? i have grown to the age where i remember songs.... that younger generations no longer knows..... yucks.... i feels so old. LOL



On the topic of Madonna, i started digging into some of her songs, some i dun even listen to anymore... just wanna share, or rather, remind you guys on why she was popular..... here are some of the songs or MV which i really like....

Like A Virgin


Rain


Like A Prayer


Material Girl


Papa Don't Preach


Vogue at Girlie Show


Vogue at Re-invention Tour


Take A Bow


Secret


Frozen


American Pie


Music


Nothing Really Matters


Hung Up


Don't Tell Me (Remix) i only like the remix...



Yup... She IS the Queen of Re-Invention! *satisfied*

KL / Genting

2 weeks ago, i was invited to an "all expense paid" holiday to KL. hehehe anyway, reached the air port at 6.10 am. and the check in queue was bloody long!



after a quick bite at the airport, and the announcements says that my gate was open. so quickily proceed for boarding... while queueing, had a glimpse at the plane that i was about to board. hmm... damn small.... Jet star. Reach KLIA in 45 mins time. and timing reads 9am. next we took the KL Express train to KL Sentral. (cost RM$35 per person per way) and the train ride took about 28 mins.

sidenote: i dun really like the plane ride to KL in Jetstar. the seat was a little bit cramp, the steward was chatting with each other quite loudly. (i was sitting at the back row) he was chatting with his female counter parts about the last time his transit in Kuching or something.... anyway, the only good news is that... dispite him chatting loudly... he actually looks "not ugly" and... have a nice butt. LOLLL damn... the guy sitting beside me were coughing and sneezing like crazy.

since it was too early to check in at the hotel, so at a friend's recommendation, we decided to take the KL Commuter to Mid-Valley to walk walk first. i could only say.... try to avoid the KL commuter if you can... the train is damn old.... and... SLOW... waited 25 mins just for one train.

alighted at mid valley and the buildings there sort of reminds me of hongkong! hehehe

had to take this pic of the whale that is on exibition at mid-valley. LOL cos my friend's website have another pic of this whale in his blog! (he was there one week before me) His view from the top, my view from the bottom. haha oh ya.... bought a moisturiser from a shop that is no longer operating in singapore, for a friend. owed him that present for some times liao. haha after walking around for a while, took a cab to my hotel.

i was staying in Hotel Melia, which was just located directly opposite Times Square. and was just next to Imbi LRT station. the hotel was nothing great, but as i have stayed there before, and this hotel was choosen for its convenience location. checked in... and went up to the room at 7th floor. damn... a non-smoking floor. and the room is soooooooooooooooooooooooo damn small, with a queen size bed. so called up the reception and explained that we had originally requested for a smoking room. so... room change~ ya... 7th floor changed to 1st floor, a bigger room with a King size bed :P

on the way to Times square for lunch, noticed this NOKIA Care center beside my hotel.. and quite a lot of people inside. that left me wondering..... "Wah... Nokia also so much problem in KL ah? " hahaha

Saw on the brocher at the information center of Wendy's fast food. and quickly located the the restaurant inside for lunch. Wendy sells all the burgers and fried chicken. which is only so-so. thus can't even bothered to take a pic of the food. haha spent the rest of the day walking around in Bk Bintang. all the major shopping malls. and streets. used to go KL on a yearly basis. so nothing fascinating. haha but since i was on a holiday, might as well make the best of it. :)

especially love this pic of Bintang Walk that i took. :P artisitc hor? LOL it was at this point of time that i starts to feel unwell... coming down with a flu. damn. must be that guy sitting next to me on the plane... damn.

The next day, after breakfast, originally wanted to go up to Genting early in the morning, but as my flu was getting bad, thus was ordered to rest for a while in hotel. while someone went out to pharmacy to buy me some medication. finallly woke up and left for Genting at 2pm.... all the while telling myself. "I am on a holiday! i REFUSE to be sick!!!!!" and i think that will power is somehow amazing. haha afterall, not only my holiday is at stake here, someone will be affected too. so i pulled myself together. and almost immediately, felt better.

You will have to go to KL Sentral, buy ticket for the Genting Express, which includes a bus ticket to midway Genting, where you have to alight and change to a Genting Skyway. which is actually a cable car up to genting. total cost is about RM$8. or was it RM$7.50. can't remember. the bus ride takes about 1 hour. (bus departure every 1/2 hour) and the skyway takes about 15-20 mins. buy the bus ticket early, as on busy day, bus usually are full.

As there were low hanging clouds that day... the whole of mid genting is covered with clouds. ya... the trip on the sky way, felt like walking among clouds~ basically you can't see what is in front of you. (about 5-10m) haha a trip into the unknown. all is very very very quiet. spent the rest of the day in Genting.

i seem to ALWAYS have this problem in Genting. the bus service at mid-way hill top only operates until 8pm. but the skyway operates until 12 am. and you wanted to leave Genting at 9plus. there are no ways for you to get back to KL. i dunno if you know this..... but there is a bus interchange at First World Hotel. which have direct bus service to bring you back to KL. only have 2 trip though. 10pm and 11pm (last bus) seats are limited. so please buy your tickets early. everytime when i try to buy the ticket at 9pm, was always told the 10pm bus are FULL. so have to wait till 11pm. Oh ya.... you can change for bus tickets with your casino points :P which i only discovered during this trip. haha and i also got myself a free hotel stay at my next visit. hahaha

As i was drowsy after medication the next day, thus i din really went around. haha but while i was resting in bed, someone got out and bought me 2 sling bag that i was originally eyeing on. :P

Notes on this tip:

1) i did not visit Pertaling street this time. due to tight schedule + sick. had orignally wanted to go to get something :P

2) i ate mostly pastry and fast food. still do not have the courage to sit at their coffee shop and eat their food... the hygience level was like.... er..... :P

3) Shopping centers features shops mostly available in singapore. (read: Pavallion, Times Square) but Mid-Valley have many things to buy! and do check out their Metro-Jaya all over KL. much much much more things compared to metro in singapore. haha

4) total time including queuing to take a flight from singapore to KLIA and transfer the express to reach KL Sentral = 4-5 hous. is an experience. but if you hate to travel here and there, you might as well take a bus. (5-6 hours). saving you the trouble of boarding and alighting.

5) you can never win at Jackpot. unless you have lotsa capital to play. i discovered this game called "Casino Wars". which is you just place your bet on the table (min RM$25). you and other players and the banker will have one card each. and you only compare those cards. eg, if the banker card is smaller than yours, then YOU WIN. LOL simple and straight forward. this game is not avaible in the casino of First World though.

6) the massage at PB Blind massage is really good. that is if you like those HARD massage. if you are into those soft relaxing massage.... you might want to skip this. haha

7) visited SENSES. a AJ suana in KL. had a little trouble locating it. they actually have this rain room, there it will starts to rain at an interval!

8) check out the pastry shop located at the entrance of GENTING HOTEL. like their variety. not really expensive too.

9) important thing to travel to KL, get a hotel that is NEAR the LTR station. else you will need to spend a lot on cabs. which mostly is on meters... but there are also a lot who operate without meter. especially after mid-night and peak hours.

10) i really enjoyed this trip. haha in short. i was pampered to death this trip. dispite being sick. haha

Especially wants to thank LC for being the LIFE LINE. haha been smsing him on where to go. what to do, and he replies with all the addresses!!! haha

thanks for reading.

Musk Melon

I know that fruits in japan cost much more than singapore. eg, i have a friend telling me that a Fuji apple cost up to $8 in japan.

check out the price of this Musk Melon below.....



i was wondering if this melon really live up to its price... haha anyone wanna donate one? in the name of experiment. haha i will provide a deep and insight review of how nice it taste. LOL

Oh ya... this pic is taken in the NTUC in Thomson Plaza. LOL

Google Phone

Was walking around at northpoint just now. stumbled into Singtel Shop and saw this HTC DREAM (google phone) on display.



i was playing around with it for a while... and boy.... i was so impressed with the phone. its response time is the SAME as iphone. touch sensitivity is good. function is similar to that of a "Hacked" iPhone, but better... :P




but i believe only Singtel is carrying it. you should go try it out.

for more info, please refer to http://www.htc.com/www/product/dream/overview.html

Family Taken For Granted

Dunno why, was feeling under the clouds recently. seems like everything in my life is not going as smoothly as i had hope to be. a few friends know that i am experiencing some kindda depression. and all of a sudden, i get smses asking me to take things easy...They had thought that i was being dumped or something. haha

haha nope, i hereby clarify that my love life is doing great. in fact, i was hoping that every other things happening around me will be as great as my love life. sigh.... but things just never happens the way you want them to i presume...

having insomia for the past few night... falling asleep only till wee hours in the morning. Am currently taking valium for my depression and insomia. however i also am fully aware that nothing/no one can help you get out of a depression, but yourself. in a way, i'm kindda used to it already. i will definately get myself out of this pit asap. cos at the end of the day, life goes on.

came home from work today, and my mum starts complaining to me about my 2nd brother. for those who are unaware, i have 2 brother. one 10 year older, another one 9 years older. my cute nephews are the sons of my eldest brother. i am currently staying with my mum and 2nd brother.

My mum had a slip disc on her neck and suffered a minor stroke last year, thus causing her paralyse for a while. even though she had now regain her ability to walk and such... she is no longer able to work. i can still remember that time, everyday after work, i will rush down to Changi Hospital just to let her see that her son is doing well, buy her food, feed her.....

anyway... for the longest time, i have been paying for all the bills, buying all the groceries at home, everything would still be considered comfortable. nowadays i increased the amount of pocket money for my mum's usage. all i had to do is just to cut down on my personal expenses. which i should still be leading a comfortable life.

HOWEVER, due to the fact that i have my 2nd brother staying with use. all of a sudden i felt like he is draining the life force out of my mum and myself.

My 2nd brother is those type of people who will turn to family for assistance, when he is in financial difficulty. and for more than 20 days in a month, he seem to forever be in financial difficulty. even though he is holding a full time job himself!

i had lived in silence that he had not contributed a single cent for household expenses or the fact that he had not contributed for mum's pocket money. he will actually goes to my mum's wallet and take money WITHOUT telling or asking my mum.

When i see him at home, i usually just treat him as transparent. i figured out this way will be the best way to accomodate him in my life. Being nicer to him a bit, and he will start to find chance to borrow money from you. or should i not use the word borrow.... as he NEVER returns..

there was once i visited my aunt, whom dotes on me when i was younger, and i learnt that my 2nd bro bumped into my cousin in the street one day, after a few exchange of words, he actually tried to borrow money from my cousin, all within 30 mins! dispite having not met my cousin for more than 10 years. my cousin was taken aback, but lent him the money.. end up, i coughed out the money to pass to my aunt to return my cousin.... and i was only about 22 years old then!

and i always remember that when i was still in my teens... my 2nd brother accumulated gambling debts outside... came home, pled with my mum to help him.... end up... my mum went around borrowing money, even from loan sharks, to clear my brother's debt.... only to get into great debt herself. and she spent the next few years paying back the loan sharks every month. My 2nd brother initially promised to pay back the debt if my mum helped him.... but in the end... he stop giving the money to my mum within 3 months... and my mum paid back every single cent to all the debtors herself...

Cos my dad passed away early, and my mum and eldest brother have to work to support the family then. thus i was often left to fend for myself, i remember that when i was in my primary school, i was given $8 daily for all 3 meals and transport. and my 2nd brother will come "borrow" $4 from me on a daily basis. i was kindda scared of him, thus i never dared to voice out..... sigh

a few years back, he busted all his credit cards and all the banks started coming up to my house to chase for money. my 2nd brother of course lead an easy life. all he need to do is not come home. and i will be the one to open the door, tell the debter that he no longer is living with us.. end up all lawyer letters came... and when it got serious.... pled for help with my mum again. as you know... MOTHERS.. never beared to see her son die.... started going around borrowing money to help him clear his debts again... dispite my objection. end up? of cos she landed herself in debt again, and my brother never paid back to her as "promised"

when we shifted to this current house many years back, my brother was tasked to pay the town council bills. just imagine... town council bills... every month only about $30 MAX... he can accumulate until dunno a few hundred dollars... and when the lawyer letter came addressed to my mum... i have to cough out $1200 to pay town council! that is includiing the lawyer fee and penelty. imagine that.... i have to pay $1200 for town council bills! damn.

the final straw came when my mum had the stroke and slip disc and was admitted to hospital. i already was wondering how cum he will visit my mum everyday. thought that he had come to his sense.... only later to learn that.... he was there for a simple reason.... MONEY. you see... relatives will come to visit my mum... and usually will give some ang bao to my mum for her to buy tonics or whatever.... HE of cos kept all the ang bao for himself....and that is not all......HE ACTUALLY TRIED TO ASK MY MUM TO HELP HIM BORROW MONEY FROM LOAN SHARK FOR HIM! even though my mum was basically paralyse and bed ridden! lucky mum understand that in her situation, she will not be able to pay, me and my eldest bro will never pay for him anyway. so his request was turned down. and Surprise ( i am not), after my mum rejected, he no longer visits my mum... till my mum comes home.

a few times previously, i had tried to throw him out of the house, but mum interfere.... saying that he would have no where to go.. for the sake of my mum, i let him stay in MY house.

my mum knowing that i am very "Siong" recently paying everything, including my mum's debt, have told my brother to start to contribute some amount to help out with the utility bills... but he always gave her crap reasons...

so today think my mum really was fed up. she finally gave clearance for me to confront my brother. so she call my brother and passed me the phone. i merely told him over the phone coldly that i know its impossible to get back the money that we paid for him in the past.... but mum wanted him to contribute to utility bills, so i ask him how much does he intend to contribute.

he told me he is in a middle of something and will talk when he gets back. and i told him "FINE. I WILL WAIT FOR YOU. If you think i am as easy to speak to like mum... or if you intend to just not come back tonight... i WILL BE CHANGING LOCK by morning before i go to work" with that i hung up the phone.

a while later i received an sms. (i din even bother to input his number into my handphone) saying "Bro, i will be late, i will pass you $100 every 5th of the month"

and i merely replied " You better do. any delays, i will AT MOST give you 1 week to pack your bags."

actually that $100 is not much, and is not gonna help much, think i will just incorporate it into my mum's pocket money. but at the end of the day, i just want him to not have the habit of just "say say" nia.

Afterall, my mum have warned my brother countless times that i am ready to throw him out of the house, and have been asking him to behave himself. And my brother, himself, knows that i usually do MEANT what i say. and will usually ACTION on my warnings.

oh ya... i also added another sms to him " i DO NOT WANT to hear mum complain that you went to take money from her wallet WITHOUT her knowing... EVER AGAIN."

many people have been wondering why i always have the stern look on my face... see? i have been trained since young. it is actually a blessing that my brother is actually scared of me.

stay tuned to see if i had thrown him out of the house after 5th of April ba....

Damn.... i'm only 29. can't i have just a simple life?

i am just vexing my fustration.. but thanks for reading...

M1 Cool Plans

Was at Sembawang Shopping Center earlier, and walk pass this M1 Shop. and saw the below mentioned Promotion!!!



Sibeh Cool. you get a plan with M1, and choose a phone from that range, at the end of your 2 years contract, you just need to bring back the phone to M1! or you can change to another phone if you choose to re-contract! you do not have to pay a single cent for the phone!!!!!

The best part is... after the initial 10 months, should you want to change your phone, you can bring back to M1 shop to change another phone, but at a nominal fee.


The super high end "Take All U Can" plan.



Sun Max Plan



SunSaver Plus plan



SunSaver and SunLite plan

i was quite excited about this plan! upon learning it, quickily sms a few friends who had mentioned to me earlier that they are thinking of changing phone... end up..... some replied me say i never read newspaper lor~ in the newspaper for 2 months liao!!! *pai say*

i dun read newspaper wan. i only read porn cannot ah? :P. NO FRIEND wan lor~~~ know got these type of lobang oso never tell me. LOL

hahaha am posting this just in case, there are other mountain tortise out there who are like me. hahaha

For more info check out :
http://www.m1.com.sg/take3

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IT Expert

hmmm...... i am the IT guy for the people in my department, in a way, its part of my jobscope.

earlier this week, i receive a call from another department's boss personal assistance, requesting for help. As the boss just shifted office, and after shifting, his printer do not work. according to her, she have had 2 people went to the office to have a look, and none figured out what was wrong, nothing wrong with the settings. my boss recommended the PA to call me at my office... DAMN...

so i drag myself out of the comfort of my chair, and went all the way to that department... and i solved the problem within 2 mins of trouble shooting.... went out of the office and told the PA, "Okie, settled. can print already!"

The PA was stunned that i was able to solve her problem in less than 5 mins, and started saying that the previous guy spent about 30 mins each trying to solve the problem. and asked me what exactly was the problem?

i merely replied with a smile: "next time..... 1stly check if the power plug is plugged in....and that the electricity is switched ON " and left the office...

WHAT THE HELL WAS THE 2 SO-CALLED IT EXPERT DOING?!?!?!


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