Had to go to JB today coz the local water authority in JB, Syarikat Air Johor (SAJ) requires the consultants to be present during the inspection to see the water tanks, meters etc.

Went there in the morning by bus and later car pool back to KL in a contractors car since he too is heading back to KL. The bus trip only took 3 and a half hours from Puduraya bus station to the Larkin bus station in JB. It was a direct journey with no stops whatsoever. Left KL at around 7am and arrive at 10.30am. The fare is cheap too, RM 24 only since it is the off peak season.

Let my bro installed Half-Life 2 onto my previous Pc which has a 1.4 Gb Intel P4 and a Geforce 4 MX. Needless to say, after a while of playing the some graphics error pop up and took forever to load.

I think after 5 years of using it, since early 2002 after SPM results, it is high time to change pc and to let this pc retire. Have not checked what is the latest processors or grpahics card required but I think I might need dual core and vista now.

2006 year in review

I have updated my links to include my bro's blog and my ex-classmate's blog. My brother abandoned his previous blog and attain a new web address as his previous one I can pretty much say has been "taken over".

Anyway I was thinking of writing the review of the year 2006, but never got around to it coz there is simple too many things to write about. Then I pop over to Eve's blog and saw her method of reviewing the year 2006 which is in point form instead of paragraph form like what I did last year.

So in a blatant act of copying her method, here was how 2006 was like:

• January and February was busy looking for job, sending out resumes and going for interviews.
• Started working life on 1st March 2006.
• March was quite boring and confusing as still learning to know the ins and outs of what I;m actually supposed to do. Earned first paycheck at the end of that month.
• As the months progressed, learned more of the trade and the scope of my job. Getting more and more capable to do things.
  
• Found out that work is tough.. ok enough of it.
• Used the LRT to commute everyday and found out just how unrealiable and how crowded it can be. Atleast they already ordered the new trains, but still have to wait.
  
• Bought my Xbox 360 which I was planning to get since last year 2005 with my 1st, 2nd, 3rd and maybe fourth paycheck with 2 games!
• Upgraded my handphone from my Nokia 7250 to the Nokia N80. First handphone to be bought by myself (the earlier ones were handed down from my parents), 6th Nokia phone to be used by me and most the expensive one to date (ouch).
• Sponsored the new TV table for our new TV to play my 360.
  
• Meet up and getting to know more of ppl from 5B like hui ling, chew, the low brothers and many more.
  
• Got the new Dark Crusade expansion original.
• Still no girlfriend and still have not met the special someone :(
• Didn't go anywhere for holiday :(
• Took only 2 days leave from March 1st to December 31st.
• Not a single MWDA game played in 2006.

All in all, 2006 wasn't as memorable as 2005, with the holiday to Uluru, falling in love (and having a girl reject, ouch), graduate from uni and many more. But 2006 was still a good year as the year was prosperous and nothing bad as occured during the year.

Let's hope 2007 will be better as I am hoping that:

• I will with someone special and have a girlfriend by the years end. (hopefully)
  
• Maintain the momentum in my career and the ecomony is stable
• Meet up with more people
• Get a PS3 and a Wii.
• Upgrade my desktop to play Supreme Commander

Currently I'm more keen on the first point that anything else.

I have bought something which is cute and can collect "wealth/requisition points/power/gold/respect/money" and it runs off solar power. May I present you, the solar powered waving cat!

Bought them from 1Utama since.. nvm, forgotten which weekend I bought it. Anyway it needs alot of light for it to work. Flourescent lights doesn't seem to make it work unless you have lots of them per sq meter like in those departmental stores. They also don't seem to work on a cloudy day where there is very little sunlight. Placing them near BRIGHT yellow light (again, like in those shops, haih) is one way to make them move. So much for solar technology.

Oh, the green one is mine, the purple one is my parent's one.

Yesterday went to Kemuning Utama to check on our second house and to let my bro drive my Wira for a while. Took to it pretty fast and now he know just how easy an auto car is. It was only last Friday that he took his 1st driving lesson. First drive around SS15, then was asked to drive to Kelana Jaya near the Kelana Jaya Giant to learn bout slope and parking. But imagine, first lesson already drive on Federal Highway and LDP on a weekday. And he was going quite fast too.

After that went to Klang for a while coz got 1 road on the way to Kapar, the whole road got used car dealers. Asked around for a 2nd hand kelisa or kenari. Too my big surprise 2nd hand kelisa a rare and far between, more so for an auto model. And the majority of ppl who enquire kept enquiring bout Perodua cars only. Small, cute, K cars are the norm now but I would take my Wira any day coz its bigger. Also, not a single Myvi in sight.

Something to ponder upon.

To get the the girl, you need the following 'C's:

The famouse 5 Cs:
Career
Credit Card
Car
Condominium
Club Membership

The alternate Cs:
Career
Citibank Credit Card
Camry, Cefiro, C-Class, Cayman S, Carrera, Citra
gated Community house
Club Membership
Cameraphone
Chief Executive Officer
Clever
Cat (pet cat)
Centrino notenook
liquid Crystal display (lCD) TV

But the above 'C's mean nothing without the most important 'C' of all:

Commitment

Looks like I just found out the holy grail of starting and maintaining a relationship.