Normally whenever we went travelling (which required us to fly), we would most probably get someone to fetch us or took a cab to the airport... This time round, we don't have anybody to drive us there so my darling suggested we drove there instead... The moment she told me that, I looked at her astonished!!! Then I gathered my composure and asked whether she's out of her mind... "Do you know how expensive it is to park at the airport"??? And her answer is a "yes"... So she started to explain saying that it is actually much cheaper compare to taking cab... After listening to her, it really does make sense to drive and park there...

Our flight to 'Singapore' is early in the morning and it required us to start our journey at around 5 something in the morning and I believe the cab fare would be around RM80 or more per trip!!! This in fact was much more expensive compared to our parking and I have not added in the trip back which will set us back another RM80 or more... So as a conclusion, if you're going on a short trip, it is wiser to drive and park at the airport... If you're travelling light and alone, then this is a different story as you can take other types of public transport that's much more cost effective...

In my personal opinion, I find 'John Carter' kind of old school (since it was based on a book written in 1917 so I guessed you can't really blame them)... Besides, they decide to mix and match a few movies together and the outcome is 'John Carter'... Is it just me or do you guys find a lot of similarities between this particular movie with 'Star Wars', 'Gladiator' and even 'Avatar'??? I do...

Nothing wrong with the movie overall just that it feels boring from time to time... And it feels a little bit confusing at first... What I really like is the ending... A slight twist is what I really like in movies... Another thing that I really like is 'Woola'!!! Suppose to be a hound on Mars I guess... It looks cute in a weird kind of way...

'Woola' with 'John Carter'...

Overall nothing to shout nor complaint about this movie... If your time is really precious then I suggest you skip this movie and save the time and money for some other movie instead (in the future maybe... 'The Avengers', 'Battleship' and etc)...

When one visit 'Singapore', what is the food that's high on the must eat list??? For me, definitely the chilli crab... I know we can get chilli crab here in 'Malaysia' as well but according to my darling (who had tasted it before), it was one of the best crab she ever tasted and not forgetting the size of the claw!!!

So this time round, my wonderful friends in 'Singapore' decided to let me feast my eyes and not forgetting my taste bud as well on this culinary wonder...

 Fried mini squid that is super duper crunchy and flavourful!!!

Very sinful to eat this!!! Guess my cholesterol level will sky-rocket to a new height!!! BIG prawns by the way...

Here comes the cream of the crop!!! 

OMG, notice the super duper BIG crab claw??? According to the waiter, I'm really unfortunate because the supply of crabs that day were a lot smaller... What??? This is BIG enough for me!!! The taste is definitely better than those I've tried in 'Malaysia' and there is no doubt about that... Besides that, the crab is super fresh and the meat is juicy and sweet as well... My God, I totally agree with my darling now...

Just look at the claw and they said this is one of the smallest around!!! Hmm notice anything unusual??? They actually provide apron for their customers!!! That's not all because besides apron, they provide gloves as well!!! All my friends decided to wear it and I go the manly way of dirtying my hands and shirt!!! Frankly speaking, I regretted for not wearing the apron cause my shirt is bloody awful at the end of the day!!!

Gloves that I mention earlier...

One of the side dish that really compliments the chilli crab is none other than deep fried 'mantou'... In 'Malaysia' we only have deep fried version (if I'm not wrong)...

But in 'Jumbo' they serve steamed one as well... As I don't fancy steam stuff, so I did not try it... No comment on how it goes with the chilli crab gravy but what I can say is deep fried 'mantou' with chilli crab gravy rocks!!!

They have a lot of other variants but we opt for chilli and black pepper... Doesn't look promising at first glance but trust me, after sinking my teeth on one, I'm hook... And at the end of the day, black pepper is the one I choose... Surprisingly but yes, it is that good!!!

Bottom line is, 'Jumbo' really knows a thing or two on cooking crabs!!! This is by far the best crab experience I have... Thanks to all my friends in 'Singapore' for this lovely dinner... :) 

Overall Rating - 4.4/5

Jumbo Seafood Restaurant

Blk 1206 East Coast Parkway #01-07/08,

East Coast Seafood Centre,

449883 Singapore. 

I believe I'm really unfortunate when it comes to motoring life as I'm always plagued with different kind of problems... This was definitely not the first time I've experienced a cracked windscreen... In fact, this would be my fourth time since I started driving...

It started with a tiny spot right beside the 'AMD' sticker... My darling don't really remember when she got hit on the windscreen but we decided to get it repair after having breakfast... And you know what happened after our breakfast???

It started to cracked almost half the length of the windscreen!!! We got a shocked of our life when we saw it... So off we go searching for a windscreen repairer urgently... We managed to find one called 'Dr Cermin' located in 'Setapak'... When they saw our windscreen, their first thing they told us was the windscreen need to be replace... No point repairing it as the cracked was way too long...

But we decided to repair anyway as our insurance coverage was not enough to replace a third party one let alone original... Third party one cost around RM1200 and original one cost around RM3000!!! We were going to wait till we renew our windscreen insurance and pay more premium for the windscreen so that we are able to change to a original one... That was the plan...

They obliged to our request but they won't guaranteed that it would work as the cracked was really too long to begin with... We decided to gamble with it and give the go ahead...

They started by drilling a tiny hole at the end of the crack... The reason they did this was because they were going to inject the sealant in through the tiny hole so that the sealant will flow along the crack and seal it... That's the objective...

 Applying sealant...

 The tools for making this work... 

After applying the sealant, the crack area was covered with a thin piece of plastic and drying process began...

 After a while, they started peeling off the plastic cover...

The end result!!! Still managed to see the crack nearer to the 'A pillar' but those nearer to the center was gone!!! Definitely better than before...

This was done before 'Chinese New Year' and you  know what happened two months later??? It begin to crack again... No choice but to replace the whole windscreen as the crack span more than half the length of the windscreen!!! So based on my experience, if your crack is small/short, faster get it done and you can basically forget about repairing those crack which is longer than four inches long!!! Not worth the money spend because most probably it will start cracking again just like what is happening to us!!! And now I know why I usually don't win when I gamble, cause I sucks at it!!!

The proper way to cook 'hokkien mee' is none other than using charcoal and 'Aik Yuen' is famous for just that!!! Add in the right amount of pork lard (sorry my Muslim friends) and the taste is just phenomenal!!! This is definitely one of the best 'hokkien mee' around for sure...

Fried 'Pak Guo'... Not bad but definitely not as good as the 'hokkien mee' above!!!

 Fried squid that I really love... The batter is just awesome and fried to perfection!!! 

Stir fried clam (lala) is also very nice... In fact one of the best that I've ever tried... Definitely a must try item when you visit 'Aik Yuen'...

 Nothing to shout about at this... A bit bland for my liking...

Overall Rating - 3.8/5

Restoran Aik Yuen
Jalan Sarikei, Off Jalan Pahang,
53000 Kuala Lumpur.

At first I don't wish to post about this but they are really getting on my nerves now!!! 'Telekom Malaysia (TM)' you know you sucks BIG time in customer service??? Someone who knows somebody working in 'TM' please let them know about this blog post!!! Thanks...

I'm not going to talk about the connection issue... So far so good for me but sometimes there are some hiccups but I don't mind about that... I've been using 'Streamyx' for more than 10 years but this is the first time it really got me piss... 

So this is what happen... Around 2 years back, I've decided to change my 'Streamyx' plan and they don't let me upgrade the plan so I got no choice but to cancelled the previous one and reapplied a new account... Besides that, I've terminated my phone line and change to another new number as they told me that this will sped up the process... Filled up the 'Consumer Service Termination From' and got them chopped 'RECEIVED' on 4th of August 2010!!! You know what, till now they have not terminated the bloody account!!! 

I've received several letters and SMS telling me to pay up the outstanding which amounted to RM1,311.50!!! And the best part is, I've called them, went to their service centre another 2 times for termination but STILL they did not terminate the fucking account!!! The last time I went to the service centre, they told me that there are some technical problems and this time they will surely terminate the account and I don't have to pay anything (if they told me that I need to settle the outstanding, I swear to God that I'm going to break their fucking neck!!!)... 

Few months later, I received another letter telling me to pay up!!! Can you believe this!!! I've called them and they still have the guts telling me to go to the service centre to terminate it again!!! Bloody hell 'TM'... Can someone tells me what I need to do in order for them to terminate the account and stop this once and for all!!!

I've never that thought this will ever happen to us... Never!!! I still remembered reading a blog post from famous blogger 'proudduck' and laughed at the incident where she and her friend actually missed their flight (http://www.proudduck.com/2011/12/curse-of-4th-floor/)... I was thinking to myself how they managed to miss it and how they felt about it??? 

Fast forward a few months later, I know the feeling... I do... It sucks BIG time... Actually it was not my fault nor my darling... It was my 'FrankenBenz'!!! We are flying to Singapore and our flight is the earliest... We left early and I'm very sure we will make it on time... Just when we were about to reach 'LCCT', 'FrakenBenz' decided to throw tantrum!!! It actually died just 500m shy from 'LCCT'!!! I tried starting it a few times to no avail!!! Nothing much I can do... So I asked my darling to go to the check-in counter first so that we can get our boarding pass...After a while, I managed to start 'FrankenBenz' and quickly drive it to the nearest car park... Called my darling to know her whereabouts an also the situation... I was told by my darling that the counter was close... 

Walked as fast as I could to meet up with her and planned our next step... This was our first time taking 'Tiger Airways' and we didn't know that they actually close their counter one hour before departure and the best part was, not a single soul was found at their counter... Besides, they didn't even have a service counter and we got nobody to talk to... At least 'Air Asia' is better where there are a lot of staffs working around at the counter...

No choice but to wait for the next flight and the penalty was RM125 per pax!!! Damn, wasted RM250 for nothing... But looking at the bright side, we actually board the same plane with three of our friends attending the 'R.O.M' in 'Singapore' as well... Being together with friends... PRICELESS and not forgetting we actually bumped into 'Dato Lee Chong Wei' and he was walking right beside me!!!

I DON'T THINK SO!!!

I don't drink coffee but when I laid my eyes on this beauty, it still didn't change my mind and I'm proud to say it out loud!!! I really dislike coffee... I'm a chocolate drinker... Give me anything with chocolate and I'm fine... Nonetheless, the 'Dolce Gusto' looks really stunning... 

With this machine, making a gourmet coffee is never easier... Just buy the flavour that you like and put the capsule in the machine... Press a button or two and viola, instant gourmet coffee...

Nice huh... Cappuccino in mere seconds... This glass came together with the machine... If you're a die-hard coffee drinker, this is the machine that is worth buying... But for sure you won't find this in my house!!!

'Namewee' which rose to fame with the controversial music video 'Negarakuku' release a very good song (in my opinion) on the 'Lynas' issue... All 'Malaysian' should know about this issue and if you don't, SHAME ON YOU!!! I find this song very catchy and totally agree with him on the lyrics as well... I must give credit to 'Namewee' for having balls to trespass into 'Lynas' processing facility area!!! 

A lot of my friends and even relatives ask why 'Lynas' chose to setup the rare earth processing facility here in 'Malaysia'... My only answer to them is "You should ask why 'Malaysian' government allow 'Lynas' to operate here in 'Malaysia'"!!! Is very obvious that no other country in the world wants to be a part of this but why our government do??? This is the BIG question here... 

In terms of land size, 'Australia' is way bigger than 'Malaysia' which looks tiny in comparison... Besides that, the population in 'Australia' is in fact less than what we have in 'Malaysia'... So with more land and less people to expose the threat to, why don't 'Lynas' setup the processing facility in their own country???

In terms of business, it doesn't make any sense as well because they need to ship the rare earth to 'Malaysia' for processing and reship it back to 'Australia' once process... Why all the hassle??? Isn't it more convenient for them to follow their initial plan of mining the ore from 'Mt Weld' and sending them to 'Meenaar Industrial Park' for final processing which is around 800++km away from 'Mt Weld'... After processing, the radioactive waste will be transported back to 'Mt Weld' for burial and only around 1,500 people living within 35km radius of 'Mt Weld'!!! This was their initial plan...

There are around 700,000 people living within the 35km radius of the 'Gebeng' plant and the risk of human exposing to radioactive waste is 466 times more likely than in 'Australia'!!! Aren't we 'Malaysian' human as well??? I don't know why our government wanted 'Lynas' so badly but I for sure will not support this... This is our land and we have the right to voice out... But you know what is the best part??? Our government is actually giving 'Lynas' a whopping 12 years tax exemption!!! Talking about desperate...

Today is a very good day, very good die, very good day to die!!!