I'm 22

But aunties keep thinking I'm 18

First off, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. I am satisfied with my previous 1 year experience myself though I got burned for the 6th time in a relationship mid year through. Apart from that I'd no regrets on the successes and milestones I've achieved for future propaganda.

My staff makes my singularity a regular jest in the workplace, occasionally promoting me to customers while stressing my singularity, jokingly of course. (If you happen to read this, thanks for the party at the office ya haha). However this is not the point. The interesting point is that as the joke develops, 100% of the female clients assumed I'm 18. FTW? I'm both offended and pleased(?) that I look 4 years younger(?). (see see see, I'm cute AND young haha take that Amie!)

I knew my age and newbie status into the brutal Sarawakian business environment was expected to bring hostility. People tend to look down upon noobs. And in less than 2 months meeting clients I got toyed around by 2 SMEs because they thought I was a joke. Mother truckers don't know who they're dealing with. No body was found floating in the river as a repercussion thankfully.

Anywho I think the first edict I'm going to roll for my 22nd year is an image change. Will post some narcissist pictures on Facebook once done. Hopefully that will make me look as old as I am (funny yes, because many try to look young).

Owh and as tradition dictates, I got myself a present too. A set of Altec Lansing to put some bass in my barren home sound system. However this is a small sleepy village I'm living in so I can only set the volume up to 20% to avoid public bass pollution. I need to sound proof my room... well, I'm only '18' and the nite is still young. Let's partaayyy!!!

Graduation

I'm a grad mother truckers!

After my short trip to Miri I set off to my next point of pilgrimage: Perth. This one was for my graduation. Looking back from my noob years as a fresh blood foundation kid to the day I finally got up that graduation stage, I've seriously come a long way.

What's next? As few more comrades fight on to fight the war, I'll be stepping out of it gracefully to wage another war that will ultimately decide the fate of the Motherland. I'll be waiting for you guys at the other side and will continue to believe that we can still revolutionize the country by hook or by crook.

I'd like to personally send my infinite thanks to Boss and Big Boss who were there for financial and moral support. My fellow comrades who were there with me during our fights on or off screen. My fellow kamchengz from 5008, 3666, Senadin, Vickery and the Lawson Street gangs who shared the same sheet different day with me. My S.O.B. familias especially the school of Management and Marketing. And finally Creator for providing spiritual solace and all the people I've mentioned earlier. *bows down* "domo arigato".

Exotic Animals, Money, Sarawak

Get lucky by throwing money at exotic turtles!

Literally "horny snapper turtle"

This one is located in a busy, musty and hot Niah restaurant, 1 hour south from Miri. There's a special section in the large restaurant for an assortment of captured exotic animals that are being displayed for the passing travelers. The notice at a tank below caught my attention:

This "Dragon King" would be an awesome addition to my Pokemon collection

Although bearing an awesome name and came all the way from a Holy Temple of I'm not sure exactly where, this Dragon King or Snapper Turtle (English name) don't look as excited as any celebrity should. I wanted to poke the thing but the whole tank is locked solid and the restaurant's toilet keeper at the back was looking at me suspiciously. He may not seem big from this angle but I can assure you he is 4 times the size of your desktop or laptop you have there. So what am I supposed to do with it? Make a wish? No problem let me throw in some cash...

WHAT A WHOPPER! This guy is making more money than I am (jobless student's income is always negative). So what you have to do is throw in some cash, make a wish and hope the King will grant it. Generally this sounds crude, but I saw some requests hand-written from an orphanage seeking money. I'm not sure if their wishes have been granted but the turtle must have some awesome telekinetic money-raking prowess to make him credible enough to earn this much. Anything goes here in Sarawak.

Alright people. Grab your cash, make a wish and throw it at the turtles below. If the cash gets stuck at the screen your wish may come true, if it flies off well, try another wish.

The Dragon King's less intimidating but happier cousins in another tank. Throw some money at them.

Selamat Hari Raya

End of Ramadhan already? What it's year 1431H already?

Man time flies faster and faster as you get older and older. I anticipated it, and yes it felt like yesterday when I said "Day 1" on Facebook. Oh well.

Salam Eid Mubarak to all. Maaf zahir batin. I know I may have offended you in anyway, being an ass in front of you somehow or simply forgot to reply your SMS and Facebook comments. So forgive this dude for all the mistakes, and slap him in the face the next time he does a mistake.

P/S: Sibu line pathetically slow again somehow after the quake in NZ (hmmm), thus it turned me off from giving updates. I forgive you zahir-ly TMNet.

Dam You

Bakun: Decade of Damnation

Remember Empangan Bakun? The very big dam that's supposed to power Sarawak's development? The first time you heard it should be from Kajian Tempatan textbook from Primary 4 or 5 (forgot already). Well for me I've read that book more than a decade ago. 10 years later Bakun is still a project overdue many times and used as the same school textbook reference of what Sarawak can offer, as well as the occasional cause for the displaced natives to be pissed about.

Still pissed. And confused.

Then recently Borneo Post stated that the Federal government pulled out from purchasing the dam for RM8,000,000,000 due to financial crisis (another story). So now the Sarawak state government can move in to buy it for RM6,000,000,000.

RM6bil is okay for this epic functional dam. Oh wait, this is 3 Gorges Dam. Completed earlier than Bakun. (Source)

RM6bil is a lot of cash. It will do good for Sarawak as the mega hydroelectric power will fuel Sarawak's Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) projects. BUT I will side with the political pundits this time.

WHY THE PHUOC DO WE NEED TO SPEND RM6,000,000,000 ON AN UNCONFIRMED-CAN-BE-FINISHED DAM? RM6bil could've been used on finishing many much-needed roads in Sarawak. Shock absorbers ain't cheap dammit!

And let's not forget about how cursed Bakun is. The Coxsakie outbreak that coincided with the dam's relaunch in 1997. The leptospirosis (rat fever, kencing tikus, Mickey's bane) at Bakun as well barely a month ago. And also rumors of black magic and other wrath incurred by the pissed off locals to stop the desecration of their ancestral lands (imagine Avatar, minus the blues).

Flaming online works too I guess...

The money that's apparently spent on the 2,400MW dam is never enough to complete it after a decade. It's like a black hole. No matter how much paper money you throw at the dam the Google images will show the same pictures of it 5-7 years, showing that the contractors do not have built-in cameras on their phones.

Apa ni?

I won't bash much as I'm respecting the month of Ramadhan. The rest of the things about Bakun are common knowledge based on how the government roll. And here's more readings on why you should be worried if you are a taxpayer.

Owh did I mention the government wants to make another 2 new dams? Damn, just think about all those new black holes, more displaced natives and superior government planning for energy supply enough for maybe 1/2 of China (not sure, I'm no Civil Engineer). We need transparent public spending report dammit!