almost here but not just yet...

it was drama of the highest order at 5am. as usual i had gone to sleep at 2am or so, and so i was very much in deep sleep when daffodil called out my name and said, "errr i think baby's on its way."

did a quick check on the internet and the books we have, and decided that it was a false alarm :p

so, dear baby, you have about two weeks to go... whenever you please, yah! but better on weekends and on week-day nights when we have less traffic and your ob-gyn won't be stuck in his clinic!

and choosing a baby name is the most difficult part of the whole process, i tell ya. poring over the internet and books, plus just throwing out random names in the air. not to mention all the suggestions that people like my mum and sis provide... i have my own ideas but to keep the peace, i'll let the mother of the baby choose the name hahaha.

"CODENAME: X"

urrggghhh... humans aren't made to work the long hours that we usually put in.

the ideal work-day would be like that in an pre-industrial agricultural society, which would be something like this:

0600 Time to wake up at sunrise

0630 Feed chickens, water and fertilize veggies, plant new seedlings

0700 Breakfast of freshly laid eggs and home-baked bread

0830 Meet neighbours at local coffee-shop for some gossip

1000 - 1500 Lunch and siesta, this would be the heavenly part!

1530 Pick ripe veggies, slaughter chicken, wait for wholesaler to pick up, or barter for fish with your neighbour who's got a fish farm

1800 Time to pack it in and catch up with all those episodes of Dexter and Desperate Housewives.


Now, the scenario above is adapted from real-life situations so i know it's possible. oh darn i think i know some people who run their own farms.

My typical work-day in this mad city isn't that far removed except that we don't rear chicken and plant veggies lah! DBKL will saman laaa...

time to get last sunday's pics from the camera so i have a story to tell : )

anyone know how to add smileys to blogger?

was just reading about this guy today in the papers ( yeah, i tend to read them one day later, built-in procrastination mechanism ).

not only is he irritating and arrogant ( and sometimes humourous, if we are to believe the rumours of the cosmetic work done by the guy ), but apparently he stuck his fingers too deep into the pie this time...

errr... if we wanted to study good urban systems, management styles, development, water features, and canal development, mmmm, we don't have to go to AMERICA ( yes we malaysians still suffer from some post-colonial disorders, whitey knows best blah blah blah ), we've just to cross the Causeway to check out our southern neighbours, the brilliant SINGAPORE ( whom we like to poke fun and criticize, probably due to the aforementioned mental disorder and possibly out of subconscious jealousy ).

they have had massive billion-dollar river rehabilitation and development ( e.g. Clarke and Boat Quays ), and their rivers don't smell like drains anymore, and can even support riverine transport systems - oh i'd love to sail down the Klang River one day from Midvalley to Port Klang : )

i think we don't have to emulate whitey anymore ( yo dude, wassup witchya attitude, homeboyyyy ), not when whitey's perpetually Looking East as well.

instead of a million-dollar study trip, i think an entourage of government servants taking the bus to SG will only cost RM160 * 50 persons, for example, will only come up to RM8,000. There'd be change for a good dinner too for you wankers.

daffodil and i will only be having french fries (oven-baked, not deep-fried) for dinner. ate too much today already... more on that later. fries + chilli sauce + mayo, delicious! serve it up!

Dateline: Selangor, Midnight, Sunday the 19th of April, 2009

traditionally it's the start of the all-nighter telly session. right now it's a crappy Bond movie on TV2, with Pierce Brosnan. so yawny compared to Daniel Craig's hardcore version. nothing like blood guts and glory eh!

my guess is it will be more episodes of Life...

my arse is getting cramped from sitting up and typing, so it's time to lie down on this super-comfy couch and get acquainted with the remote control... yes yes ohhhh yes... : p