The last four photos were taken by Leas -- looking from a different angle ! Nice !
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
How cheap can you get ?
Last night a friend told me something that really shocked me. The first thought in my mind was ---how cheap can you get ? Professionalism , human dignity,pride and reputation are all flushed down the sewer !
I am so ashamed and ANGRY when I heard this that I could only let off steam through this blog. However, I will keep my promise to my friend not to reveal the details ---and Ido not think I am up to writing out the detail. I might puke over my key-board.
Utter shock ! ---- simply because I could not even IMAGINE such a ruse !
Its cheap cheap cheap !!! Its an insult ! Its downright daylight robbery !
To readers---I'm sorry I could not reveal more . I'll just absorb it and puke ---again in the toilet !
Below is what I think of the person and/or the deed !
I am so ashamed and ANGRY when I heard this that I could only let off steam through this blog. However, I will keep my promise to my friend not to reveal the details ---and Ido not think I am up to writing out the detail. I might puke over my key-board.
Utter shock ! ---- simply because I could not even IMAGINE such a ruse !
Its cheap cheap cheap !!! Its an insult ! Its downright daylight robbery !
To readers---I'm sorry I could not reveal more . I'll just absorb it and puke ---again in the toilet !
Below is what I think of the person and/or the deed !
Monday, December 14, 2009
Old hobbies die hard !
Yesterday, at about 10 in the morning, I called Shah only to find out that he was somewhere in northern Selangor looking for a place which he found from the internet. He was looking for a bicycle as he is picking up the hobby again --- one he had when he was 10 years old.
An hour later I received a call from him saying he'll be there in 10 minutes. So with my A300, I went down to the car-park to wait for him - eager to see what he has gotten for himself . Less than 5 minutes later, the white Murano slowly reversed into my parking lot. Shah came out, grinning ear-to-ear, opened the rear door and - wallah !.
All I saw were, two bicycle wheels, two tyres heaped on what seemed to be a bicycle frame. Within minutes he was assembling the bicycle and soon I was riding it.
Verdict ? I must say its nothing like any memory of any bicycle that I have ridden before. Its so comfortable - what with two shock absorbers , front disc-brakes and I-don't-know-how-how-many-gears.. The ride was so comfortable, light, easy and fast. The remarkable thing is that I find it so easy to balance my self on the bike although I was cycling v-e-r-y slowly.
Well---he said he's getting the rest of the gear later --- helmet, knee-pad, elbow-pad . Happy cycling Shah !
An hour later I received a call from him saying he'll be there in 10 minutes. So with my A300, I went down to the car-park to wait for him - eager to see what he has gotten for himself . Less than 5 minutes later, the white Murano slowly reversed into my parking lot. Shah came out, grinning ear-to-ear, opened the rear door and - wallah !.
All I saw were, two bicycle wheels, two tyres heaped on what seemed to be a bicycle frame. Within minutes he was assembling the bicycle and soon I was riding it.
Verdict ? I must say its nothing like any memory of any bicycle that I have ridden before. Its so comfortable - what with two shock absorbers , front disc-brakes and I-don't-know-how-how-many-gears.. The ride was so comfortable, light, easy and fast. The remarkable thing is that I find it so easy to balance my self on the bike although I was cycling v-e-r-y slowly.
Well---he said he's getting the rest of the gear later --- helmet, knee-pad, elbow-pad . Happy cycling Shah !
....all in one heap..
..assembling it..
..the rear shock absorber
the complete 'down-hill' bike.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
From ASH's Garden
Fed the cats at ASH's and took along my new SONY SAL 75-300 lens to try it out, and here's the result.
Things we do during commercial breaks !
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Merdeka Square by night ....(1)
Tried out my new tele and wide-angle lense on night shots.
more will follow later...
P-DAY ! --Help Me Make It Through The Day !
P Day. Thats Presentation Day.
Today, Saturday, 12 December 2009, at 10.00am, the ordeal starts. I will be listening to about 60 - 70 presentations of ENG 511 ! AARRGGHH !!!
But this time there will be two class-rooms used. So while one is doing the presentation, theother would be preparing. That way, immediately after the first presentation , I would move to the second room while the first room prepares itself. I would have saved about 5 - 6 minutes, maybe more, of change-over time. Clever eh !
However --- will I last through it all ? Ahh ! That remains to be seen. Earlier this week, I sat through 4 hours of presentations and I finished all 4 classes of the CBDS students --- and I ended with a massive headache , for two days !
Well , I guess as long as students give me a fairly decent presentation, convince me that some preparation had been made, follow my guidelines and everything would be just fine ---I hope !
So --- heres to a 'good' day !
UPDATE !
Well - I survived ! First I was afraid, I was petrified...............naww.... just joking ! The morning went well. I had the advantage of having two adjacent class-rooms together , and sitting at the door between the two rooms, I could command a good view of both groups ( not at the same time of course ) and the whole show was smooth.
Later helas paid a visit . I finished all ( except 5 of them, who came in late anyway ). I can see the dazed look in his face. Well helas, the things we have to come up with !
So , its alls well that ends well !
Friday, December 11, 2009
The word "Opportunist "........
Yesterday I was in a situation where this word 'opportunist' came into my mind. It's weird in the sense that how can a nice positive word like 'opportunity' be turned into another with the connotation of something so negative and 'evil'.But then, looking at the situation that I witnessed yesterday, that word actually suits the situation, action and person.
Out of curiousity, I looked up three sources to see how the word 'opportunist' would be explained. ....and it certainly fits the image that I have in mind
American Heritage Dictionary
NOUN: One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
en.wiktionary.org
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- Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance his own situation, placing expediency above principle.
yourdictionary.com
Opportunism
the practice or policy of adapting one's actions, judgments, etc. to circumstances, in order to further one's immediate interests, without regard for basic principles or eventual consequences
- An opportunist can be unscrupulous, He/she would take advantage of a situation or person without any second thought and you can be sure that the objective of the action is usually, if not always, dubious !
- So my friends, always be wary of the situation and environment around you and keep your eyes opened for an opportunist may be lurking to take advantage for his/her own end.
It amuses me no end to see the role-play and stage acting - but then I had the advantage of not being one of the actors in this scam ! Just outside looking in ! hahahahah ! The mind boggles !
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