Two years after, and still.

I went to Silverstone for a visit yesterday, and that exact moment, I remember it was the date, exactly 2 years of my last day at Toshiba Electronics Malaysia, of what we all called TEM.

(gambar ehsan dari Puan Nana)

And as part of the remembrance day, I went back home, open up the lost lost folder of my photos during the  glorious days at TEM sambil makan coklat. Yerp, this was 3 years ago, we went to Burger King for birthday celebrations. I know we had rough times during work, but seeing our genuinely happy faces, we actually had many good times too. Counting back all the faces there, only 5 left. The rest has gone out, including me.

(This was my place, next to Kak Lina. We were a great team eh...)

I know time has past.

But if I'm an X-Men, what I wish the most for my specialty is to turn back time.

Yes Jaffrey, ko memang psiko.

And yes, I miss TEM :)

Roman Numbers

I was rushing preparing a paperwork just now, and my boss said that the Appendixes should be paged with roman numerals. Ok. That is cool, but when it go through big numbers till 20 plus pages, I got confused.

I am usually good with numbers. Come on, not only that good,  I am a genius.

But not with Romans. Caesar might have sentenced me to death if was ever his advisor. FOr me, Roman numerals usually comes till 13, which is XIII and no further than that. So, I checked in the wikipedia to study and do my deep research. Yes, a very deep one. And it came up, that they are really that simple.

Ok. All you have to do is to remembers these basic symbols.

1 = I

5 = V

10 = X

50 = L

100 = C

500 = D

1,000 = M

3 = 1 + 1 + 1 = III

4 = 5 - 1 = IV (1 is located in front of 5, if it is for subtraction)

And there you go. See, I am really that genius.

So, example, what is 674 in Roman?

500 + 100 + 50 + 10 + 10 + (5 - 1)

D + C + L + X + X + IV

DCLXXIV

Genius! Haha.

I really think I should write a book. @@

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Yes. This may sound stupid. The American President was actually a vampire hunter.

Beware Edward Cullen!

I watched the movie of Abraham Lincoln, not the one about his biography being the President, but this one is  how he became a Vampire Slayer. Amazingly, all facts here about this legend were all correct, the wife, the son (Willie who died). It differs only how his son died, yes, what else, bitten by a vampire. Not forgetting the Civil War, the political adventure etc.

The writer was a genius, to be fair. How he arranged the facts of stories were put nicely, make sense and could be accepted, even it involves vampire. But, people, please... please don't ever put in your mind that this was actually true, even it could be, but it's not. Abraham Lincoln is truly a legend. He abolished the slavery system in America, which is HUGE contribution to the country, and to the world. Remember him as that.

... Wait. There is one thing which might not be true. In this movie, the vampire could not kill another vampire... But Edward Cullen totally can! Boo yah!

Philippines 2012: Sagada, The Mountain Province

After Banaue, we stopped by in Sagada, The Mountain Province on our way to Baguio. We past by at the highest point of the highway, which is 22,000 feet high!

Sagada is popular for its hanging coffins. It is still the funeral practices and burial customs for certain minority groups. 

The coffins were first put up at the mountain cliffs before the body was put inside later. The reason why they were buried in such ways are to bring the deceased closer to heaven. Not only the hanging ones, there are coffins that are stacked together inside a cave which are believed to exist the last 400 years. 

Besides the coffins, Sagada is also known for its outdoor activities such as hiking, cave exploring, nature hikes, waterfalls and water rafting. But as we are not in proper attire and not having the time, we decided to pass all that and proceed our journey to Baguio.

The scenery is simply breathtaking. 

But the road, it's breathless. Hehe.

Philippines 2012: Banaue

I'm currently on my 10 days trip to Philippines to attend my cousin's wedding. Right after that, my family and I decided to go for our own tour to the Northern part of Luzon, and the first place is Banaue. It took us 12 hours to get there from my mom's hometown. Kebas-kebas jugak punggung dibuatnya. Nasib baik masih berupaya untuk ke toilet.

Anyhow, Banaue is popular for its rice terraces. It is currently one of the heritage of UNESCO which is believed to exist since the last 2000 years. The weather is cooling at 20 degrees and at night it is even colder. There are no big hotels to stay though, but the good things are, there are homestays and inns. They are cheap. We got ourselves a homestay of 4 bedrooms, a hall and a kitchen which cost us only RM200. The homestay is located exactly next to the terraces which we can have a nice beautiful scenery at our room the whole day. As it is cold enough, we never need a fan. (There is no fan actually, at all).

If you like activities and want to learn about the natives, then you can help yourself by going to the Natives Inn. It is about 30 minutes drive from town and there are various activities like canoeing or pools for swimming, a hall and native home at one RM20 per person.

At town, you can find some foreigners of backpackers. It is small, but it's a place you can find market, souvenirs, restaurants, transportation of jeepneys. However, it's a shame that the amount of tourists here do no reflects the actual beauty of this place as maybe the location is a bit far with low connectivity. 

First Impression.

4 years ago, on my first day at work, my (former) boss told me that he could judged a person by his walk. The way a person walk represents how aggressive he or she is. I'm cool with it as I knew at that time I was quick. (But mistakes came often too :( )

Today I past by someone from the office, with her head low, dragging the feet all the way to the office in slow motion. I know that we're going through all the Monday blues, but having that 'slow'

attitude is not acceptable. Alahai...

Although many claim that we could never judge a book by its cover, first impressions are very important. Everyone should look good, be confident and fun.

On the other hand, looking 'good' is very subjective. To me, red does not match with green, at all... but to some, they think that it was a match made in heaven. So don't judge too much, keep it to yourself, even in something that looks ridiculous or stupid, as long as they feel good in it, then it is cool. 

But still, walking like you're carrying a 100 kilos of burden on your back is not cool.

I repeat, not cool.

Ok... Ok Jaffrey, stop judging.

Caution.

Jika denganmu salah

Ku tak mahu yang benar

Jika denganmu rebah biarlah ku tercalar

Jika denganmu kabur
Ku tak mahu yang jelas
Jika denganmu hanyut
Biarlah aku lemas
Walau dilanda ribut
Ku sanggup kerna ku mampu
Kita berdua bersatu

Ni lirik lagu Kumpulan Forteen, Berdua Bersatu.

Saya tak ada lah baik sangat or pandai sangat jugak, tapi tak ke jahil je bunyik lirik nye?

Biar salah, biar kabur, biar lemas... asalkan kita bersatu?

Come on.

Kalau nak feel bercinta, ok la, tapi biar berpada-pada liriknya.

Sekian, terima kasih.

My Way.

Before I start, just so you know, Sitiawan's cinema has 3-D hall.

Sekian, terima kasih.

My brother and I watched My Way yesterday at the super awesome cinema of Sitiawan. Yerp, truly awesome. Tak tipu. Serius kagum dengan Sitiawan.

Anyhow, My Way was a Korean movie, directed by the same man, director of the best movie I've known so far, Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War. So, don't find it unusual to see there's a bit of similarity between these 2 movies. Even the main actor is the same! It differs only at the time where Taegukgi happened during the Korean Civil War while, My Way was during the 2nd World War.

With total budget of 28 billion Won (USD$20 mil), there is no wonder that the cinematography graphics, bloody chaos and stunts are world class.

My Way is a very fast paced movie. Seriously, don't blink. You'll miss one important scene and wonder what happened at the next scene? Somehow the 2 hours are not enough. The secondary characters come and go very quickly, and this movie only concentrate on the relationship between these 2 men at war. Less family, less friends. That means, less emotion. What is stressed out was how they survived each days and swapping places of ups and downs. 

Nevertheless, this epic movie is still a good one to watch.

Remember, it is not about nationalism or patriotism, but somehow rather more to humanity.

 Sorry My Way, you may have your way, but still, not as good as Taegukgi.

Rate : 7/10

Preve.

I got the chance to see with my two own eyes, the new Proton Preve.

Those who didn't know, Proton is our Malaysian national car, recently sold by the Government to DRB Hicom.

Preve is the the brand of Proton which use the CFE engine after initially introduced with Exora Bold MPV. CFE is actually "Charged Fuel Efficiency". It is actually a light pressure intercooled turbochange version of the 1.6 litre engine. Simple words, it is the smaller size alternative for 2.0 litre normally aspirated engine.

Ok, let's stop being that technical.

Preve has wide huge comfortable space for passengers, comparing it with other of its class.

Huge bonnet too!

It has built in GPS and 4G wifi.

Fuel consumption is 14cent/km. 

Design wise, the best one so far for Proton. Not that 'typical' Proton type of thing.

With only RM72,999 for Premium line, it is definitely worth it. 

Well done Proton.

Resumed.

I was literally 'lost' the other day.

Seriously, it was frightening.

And as for that, I decided to resume.

Please remind me if that ever happens again.