'A Walk To Remember "...sob ! sob ! hoooo boy !

Had nothing to do in the afternoon, well, there are, lots and lots and lots, but the condition I was in, I thought I'd just watch a movie.

So compliments frm aying sometime ago, I went through the list and randomly picked 'A Walk To Remember' . Just about half way through, I could see where it was taking me. But heck ! with my mood and condition I was in, I let it run. Boy--- what a love story ! A sad one at that too !

It's a 2002 film and starred Shane West and Mandy Moore. Its soooo sad and touching and I so want to be cured of this flu !!

I don't know if any of you have watched it !

Its one of those 'the girl dies at the end of the movie' type.

In my hour of need .......

More boring news of my never-going flu ! Last night, for the first time after 3 days, my body built up a fever. At about 12.30am, I got up,took 2 paracetamol and went to sleep.

I had a dream at about 2.30am and later at about 4.00am. Both dreams were similar in the sense that my dear cat Mana came to me . In both dreams I was cuddling him with his soft thick fur as I used to do and I felt good.Iin fact in both dreams, I didn't even remember that he had actually died some 4 to 5 years back. (check my old postings).. In my second dream I actually took him for a drive to bring him home.

In fact I realised that Mana had come to my dreams only this morning when I was having breakfast.

Whats so significant about these dreams ? Well, I don't care whether you believed this or not.

But when he was still with us, he would always be with me whenever I was sick. He would be lying down beside me, not going anywhere and putting my hands on his body always made me feel better.  Thi had been going on since I left the hospital after my heart attack when he was still a kitten. He was actually giving me the comfort and solace for almost 13 years of his life.

 And last night, he gave me that comfort again......

This strange bond worked both ways. Whenever he was sick , he would looked for me with his pleading eyes for comfort . there were times when I took my annual leave just to be with him at home until he gets better. In his last day with us, I spent every night with him in the hospital , just sitting in front of his cage, held him and talked to him.

Such is the love between us.

..and last night, somewhere, somehow, he knew that I needed him...and he came. In fact, the last few days I wasn't even thinking of him.

Mana oh my Mana ! I miss you so.......

Mus the red-nosed moose !!

Yup---that's how I feel. What with the runny nose, the sneezing, the sniffing and the nose-blowing and rubbing ! The bloody nose is red half the time I'm awake !!!(hmmmm--that rhymes !) Couldn't lie down because each time I do, my nose got blocked and its not easy getting to sleep in a sitting position ! Now the coughing starts !! Oh well...........and a-sniffing and a-blowing and a-sneezing and a-rubbing .................now each time I sneezed or coughed , I felt like antlers (or even horns ) growing out of my head !!!

A repeat of December 2008.

DRAT ! Looks like its an encore from December 2008 . Last year at this time I was down with flu  for two weeks .Although now  it is  not as bad , still , what a way to finish my annual leave !! My eyes are watery, throat burning, body uncomfortable,nose runny ( meleleh...) head throbbing AND my markings not totally done. Oh well -- sniff sniff sniff ! (...and I'm not crying ...)...BUT...I can still blog !!!

Still Life --- 3

Again--could not sleep last night while nursing a flu. So took it away by playing around with the A300..Photos not good because of the shaking hands ....still....

Sneezes and sniffles !!!

Oh boy ! What an evening yesterday was. I was servicing the air-cons and as expected, the dust got into my nostrils ! Normally I would put on a mask but made an exception that time . Biiiig mistake !!!

After half an hour, my sneezing session started ! About 30 sneezes - one after another ! That was enough to make me sweat . I was so knackered after that. Then a reprieve of about 20 minutes , and the sneezing came again. I could not talk because of the coming sneeze. It was like taking a few very short and quick breaths as if a sneeze was coming. But it never did. But once you start it, it will continue for a few million times.

Then the next stage - the worst ! The nose block ! I could only breathe through my mouth. Then a few stray sneezes and the blocked cleared ---- for a while.

Later at night, I couldn't sleep . I could only napped in a sitting position . I'm still nursing a runny nose.

Well thats my boring encounter with the dust . Oh, by the way, cigarette smoke sometime does that to me too ! sniff ! sniff ! atishoooo ! atishooo ! atishooo !

'Petronas to sponsor F1 Mercedes'.........(2)

This was actually my reply to comments but thought since I got carried away, might as well pit (pardon the pun,the error was unintentional,  I meant 'put') it up as a posting !

'yes---maybe, but f1 is SOOOO unpredictable ! Look at BMW--- 2 years ago they were really moving up as 'the best of the rest'....and look what happened last season.....they got screwed big time !...what an embarrassment for  a manufacturer that has been involved in so many other motor sports. Look at Brawn, a newbie, yet they came in out of nowhere and shocked the F1 world ! It used to be Williams, Mclaren and Ferrari as the top 3. But all of a sudden, Williams was struggling like a novice a few years ago, and this went on until last season when they put up a more decent show.  Look at Toyota, used to be very very successful in the WRC, but a flop in F1. Red Bull, with no traditional racing record, did well last season.

So this time around  my money is on LOTUS !!!!! They might not be in the front but hell !!! they will kick some butts.

Oh ...two years ago Mercedes (or McLaren  with Mercedes engine) was just crap...and I'm hoping they will repeat it again next season (sorry aying) and this is the first time that Merc is coming up  with their own F1 chassis too!!!! ( see what happened to BMW ?, after they left Williams .)

Bring it on F1...entertain the world !'

"Petronas to Sponsor Mercedes F1 Team "

I just found this news here . For the love of anything I sometimes wonder what is happening ! I mean what with the Malaysian-owned Lotus F! team or the 1Malaysia F1 team coming in , why do we need two organizations in the F1 circus ?

After all the Lotus is backed by Air Asia and Proton ! Why can't it be an all-Malaysian team ? After all, as in the news, both Air Asia planes and Proton cars fill up their tanks with Petronas fuel ! I wonder sometimes what the PM is going to do or say about this. Business interest as to against National interest.

This is an interesting situation.

The third driver of the Lotus team used to be aponsored by Petronas, World class rally driver Karamjit Singh and Alex Yoong never tasted a sen of sponsorship from the Malaysian giant.

Hmmmmmm..... Imagine a Malaysian-owned Lotus car zooming around together with another Malaysian sponsored Mercedes .... Malaysia boleh?  Boleh what ? No no no ! My own opinion is that this is a big 'sik-boleh' !!!

 Never mind, maybe with the yearly massive profit that Petronas makes, maybe they can sponsor both teams !

Oh well - my two cents worth......

.....Its still life for the next few weeks !

Normally , my mate would be the poor  subject of my consistently erratic photography mood ! My back-pack goes with me wherever I go and at anytime, usually the weirdest time, I would take the A300 out and  thus begin a spontaneous spree of snapping photographs, and usually the life subject would be eating or drinking or dreaming or reading or phoning --- well just about everything ! Poor thing ! My collection includes moods of being happy, dreamy, cheeky, serious, glaringly furious, hunger, purpose-pose, stolen shots ...well to name a few.
However for the next few weeks I would have to content myself fully on still life. And my first victim - the guitar and its parts .
 Oh wellllll.....

SO LOOK OUT FOR MORE STILL LIFE PHOTOS !

More close-ups.

This was done last night at about 1.00am.

What do you do while waiting for your flight ?

I was at LCCT the other day and while sitting on one of the benches, there was a group of youngsters, with trolleys of luggage around them. They looked so bored and disappointment was written all over their faces. My companion told me that they are from Sabah because of the dialect they spoke.  Then among them , I saw this - and I had to take a photo although my companion was quite wary in case they saw me. BUT, I just HAD to do it.

What a sight they made ! They must have been there overnight !

Singapore post - revisited

Okay. I found these photos in my mail box from ph of pickled herring. Have been meaning to post them but always forgotten. Anyway the title of her mail was "Surrounded by MPs'. I assure you they are not Members of Parliament. These photos were taken on the day of my departure for K.L.

Oh, I have edited the photos so you don't get to see the MPs.

Avatar Theme Song .

" I See You " by Leona Lewis. Don't you think Leona looks a little like Neytiri ?

Sunnysideup Production in active mode again !!!

2010 ! What new project do I have in mind ? Well, lets see. There's the ever popular Bowling Tournament, a Camp (not likely though) or ....................a weekend trip to SINGAPORE !!!!

I really don't know what the response will be like from you guys ! But I am seriously thinking of that. It would be a nice change . In fact the idea came about on my trip there recently. and I have even played around with the options !

A 3-day-2-night trip would be fantastic, especially if the Saturday night could be spent at the beach. Why, we could even book chalets by the beach for our accommodations. I'm just thinking aloud here. We could even take one of those packages where everything is taken care of, or we could rough it out !

Anyway, think about it and let me know what you think ! The trip could be mid-February or any other good suggestion would be welcomed.

Talk to me through your comments !!

Christmas Photohunt -- Bukit Bintang...Part 4

So to Sheila and Leas - have a good and merry Christmas with your family back home -- and don't forget the ' tempoyak ' !

GRRRRR.... mail from from ASH !....(2)

OK --its been confirmed that it IS my dear brother-in-law.....not george......heheheehh.

GRRRRR.... mail from from ASH !

Sorry Nor, just had to post the one you mailed me ! Oh...the 'grrrrrr' at the top should have been 'brrrrrr...' - but then ...... heheheh. Oh I didn't publish the other photo because I wasn't sure if that is Iain . Is that ?

SMS SCAMS FROM SCUMS !!!!

Please regard this posting as a warning and advice to all . I was TRICKED into giving about RM 10 to some scum-bags --- and all through sms-es. This is how it worked.

I was complaining to Maxis about their poor delivery of mms services. ( delay of up to 2 hours at times). Then I received an sms stating 'from service provider' , asking me to respond by stating 'YES' that I want my mms facilities re-configured. Of course I immediately associated this to my complaints and did what the sms instructed me to.

Next I received a thank you note for joining this  'club' together with a picture of a nudie ! I was also told that RM 4 will be added to my bill. And if I wanted to stop this , I must send an sms to a certain number.

This I did, and that sms charge is like making a long  voice call  . Then I received another sms from them stating that I must type " *****" which they could have mention in the first sms. So I had to send again --- thus paying again.

All in all, within 5 minute I have given close to RM 10 to these bloody b*****ds.

I was just wondering ---there must be a thousand ways that these bloody thieves could use the sms services to cheat us.

Readers--  

DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER CASES (any form) WHERE THESE CHEATINGS  HAPPEN THROUGH SMSes??? IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW IN WHAT WAYS THEY CHEAT US  BEFORE WE GET CHEATED .