"Change Lifestyle" ala Malaysian-style

Heard from someone "I used to say 'Mamak, teh O satu, kurang manis. Now, i m telling the mamak, teh O satu, kurang harga'.

Our government asked us to change lifestyle!!!

As louded the 1st time by the TPM and recently, again by the PM, i would like to sharehow i have already taken some measurements to "changed my lifestyle".

1. Stop buying newspaper - Alternative : Read The Sun (free!) or office's newspapers (also free!)

2. Change breakfast venue - to the cheapest and yet near to office. (Might hv to tapau breakfast if have to change lifestyle even further!)

3. Whenever possible (especially school holiday), take non-toll road to work. Sometimes i just cant waste TIME to save $.

4. Changed maxis plan75 to plan50 and save around rm20 a month! yippee!

5. Download ebooks instead of buying. The downloads do not have monetary terms :P

6. Don't really go cinema anymore - especially after ending my bachelorhood. Anyway. don't have much TIME for movies either.

A note to the G man : i hope u all don't come up with another monkey idea of sending malaysian to the space holiday again!!!

50 Years Later...

50 years ago, Malayan Railway (present KTMB - Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad) announced of their new Kuala Lumpur - Singapore express which will cut short travelling time by 38 minutes.

The train leaves KL in the morning 10am and will arrive in Singapore at 5.35pm. (As advertised in NST 26th August 1957). Total journey time : 7 hours & 35 minutes.

Lets fast forward to present time. A quick check at http://www.ktmb.com.my/ revealed that the travelling time from KL to Singapore via Ekspres Sinaran Pagi will take ...ahem..10 minutes faster than 50 years ago. Total journey time : 7 hours & 25 minutes (ETD 8.30am, ETA 3.55pm)

Is that progress or what? 10 minutes saving in travelling time and yet, soon enough, we are sending someone to space!

The origin of the name 'Kuala Lumpur'

There is only one reason why Kuala Lumpur is named as muddy estuarine...and the picture above says it all. I guess Yap Ah Loy saw the same thing some 100 plus years ago. History teach us a lot ehh.

Note : In Bolehland @ Malaysia, there's a BIG difference between flash flood & storm flood. Besides the spelling, i don't see how big is their difference can be. sigh

Wan Lan Leh ...discontinued!

In view of too many 'Wan Lan Leh' events that cropped up recently, the blogger is unable to keep up with it and decided enuff is enuff. This is plain hopeless. Stupidity has no limit!

...and the most recent one?..SMART Tunnel is not meant for flash flood, it is designed for storm flood wor...and it doesnt cover the entire KL. It only applies to Sungai Ampang & Sungai Klang's confluence leh. Duh!

Bubbye..no more 'Malaysia Boleh' fantastic ground-breaking story! Too much syok-sendiri, i beh tahan liao.

ps. I still convinced that SMART tunnel is JUST another tolled road, nothing more.

Wat Lan Leh 2

200 million ringgit building! Situated in the most advanced city! Headquarter of the immigration department. All we need is some leaking pipe and the operation of immigration department grind to halt for the day.

The usual suspect(s) : contractor, PWD, the 'hand' in imigration department.

A very good example of 'Syok Sendiri' @ 'Self-Praise'. What vision city?

Wat Lan Leh : The begining...

......beginning of a very, very ... (continued on 4th paragraph..but don't read it first.)

Lets start recording how many ( Warning : can be unlimited! ) 'brilliant' idea, 'outstanding' action or 'uplifting' statement that showcase the 'real' meaning of 'Malaysia Boleh' aka 'Malaysia Can'.

Lets start with this statement by Klang Municipal Councillor, Alex Thiagarasan when he argued why a proposed 14th storey hospital in Klang will boost...quote "The quality of medical treatment and service proposed by the investors has the potential to put Klang on the world map in terms of medical tourism." Ladies & Gentlemen, this will be my 'Wat Lan Leh' No 1.

Wat Lan Leh! World Map aah! Dun play-play man. ..............................................................pui!.

.....very, very sad story of a '1st-World (very arguable) Country filled people with 3rd-world mentality'. Very sad.