The Enlightenment

Sorry for being away for such a long time. Two weeks ago, I had one of my most power-packed final exam week. I took a day off and studied whole day for my Western Civilization 1 paper which the exam is on Tuesday morning. Wednesday I had my College Composition 2 which is my last paper and I declared myself FREE after that. The next day before going to work, CS and I accompany JG to HUC to get something at HUC Damansara and there was a HUC student which is a stranger to me “poked my chest” for wearing KUMON T-shirt (I don’t want to go any further about this). Friday night after work, JG suddenly was eager to taste the heavenly sweetness of Snowflakes (a dessert shop located opposite of Asia Cafe). We formed a group and departed all the way from Klang to Subang just for a dessert session. However, the first bite on the Soya Ice had really sent me to heaven. Saturday morning, the long awaiting karaoke session at GreenBox with JG, Jef, and KTF. For the first time, there were no selection of any Chinese song in the three hours long of karaoke session. We went for Mahjong at Jeffre’s house while waiting for Jason to fetch us to the Pasar Malam at Setia Alam later. I enjoyed roaming around in the Setia Alam night market for the first time with my bunch of friends, fascinated myself with all the yummy food there, and met a lot of people which is unexpected but happy to see them. Saturday night is not over yet, we still have a Project-D to move on after that. I was out from my house at 10.00a.m. and the whole Saturday events allow me to go home at 3a.m., marvelous!! Still have to wake up early in the next morning as I was requested by my boss to lend some man power. Along with HS and KTF, we helped our boss to move some belongings from Damansara area to Setia Alam. At night, there was a birthday celebration for two of my ex-colleagues at Bukit Tinggi area. That ends one of the most power-packed week for me.

Having so many activities sure is fun, but it is not when it comes to the budget counting. I lost RM2000.00 plus in 2 days for family matter. I got involved to online game once again recently and my life routine was like, go to work at the afternoon, back home late at night, start facing the computer and gaming from 11p.m. to 4a.m., sleep until next day afternoon, and start working again. Some time I feel like… lifeless, for involved too much in online game. Keep yawning while working and got frustrated and emotional some times. Somehow, I think I have lost my motivation to work.

As you read on, do you feel like the title are somehow irrelevant? What had enlightened me was something happened yesterday. Working for 13 hours are sure exhausting and I was already half dead tiring, but yesterday during the afternoon break JG and I was somehow got informed that a new staff is going to start working today. We were so looking forward for coming of the new staff after get to know some of the new staff’s background, I already have a rough idea on who the new staff would be everyone who enters KUMON will have to pass by my eyesight whether you are coming to pay fees, enrol, or INTERVIEW. As the clock strikes 2, the new staff appeared before the door and I unlocked the door… to be continue…

p/s: The enlightenment was enough to awake me from my tiring status...

BK Turned 22

It’s been a long while having a special event among our gang. The day to resurrect our craziness is finally here, by having a surprise birthday party for BoonKiat at Neway Centro as he turning 22.

Wilson, HerSeng, & I was the earliest to be there, so we start jamming ourselves in room 36 first like nobody’s business!!
 
Kelvin, Jason, TuckLong & Huan came after that and we started to book 2 more rooms for different groups as planned. As there are so many extra rooms that time, Jason get to entertain himself very well by dominating the whole room with Kpops just for himself. Let’s call this the Korean Room as we really made 3 nations of different language songs in different rooms. Room 24. This room was later taken over by the girls from HICT in BoonKiat’s gang.

BoonKiat & JuinGiap came themselves after that. Wilson entertained himself very well in the Mandrin Room. Room 23.

The room I stick to was the largest among all, which was switched from 36 to 21. A perfect place for the noisy tribe. Large compound, great sound system, and peoples inside select those English song which is for shouting purpose only. Entertaining us well of course.
 
As the timing was right, it’s time to bring the cake out which Wilson, HerSeng and I went to collect at Secret Recipe in the earlier morning. We had everyone gathered in the largest room and start singing birthday song for BoonKiat.
 
And of course BoonKiat got surprised!!

The Chocolate Indulge from Wilson, Kelvin, HerSeng, & me.

A pair of Adidas as his birthday present from the rest of the group.

Time for photo. BK and the girls~ woot!

Not forgetting with the bros…

All together but JG missing as he went to college earlier as he got class need to attend.
 
After the karaoke session, everyone went back to have a rest. By evening, the bros came out again for a movie session watching Ip Man 2!! The moment we saw Sammo Hung in action, we will think of Jeffre! In the scene Donnie Yen versus Sammo Hung, we will think of BoonKiat is in battle with Jeffre in Project-D. LOL

That day was a blast, hope everyone enjoys it. And I do miss the moments spending with my FE-320. That’s all for this time, wee~

Benji Turned 22

The night before my birthday, I went to watch “Tooth Fairy” with BK, WS, Jason, & Kelvin. After the movie, we stopped by the Mamak stall at Teluk Pulai while fetching Jason home. There’s where I countdown my birthday and started to receive SMS wishes from everyone.

The next morning went to college as usual. Received a call from bro saying will have dinner with the family. So I make a call to my boss to take a half day leave, luckily it’s approved. Went to work after that. Not many people know it’s my birthday today, so everything went quite normal. By around 7pm something, I off my work and my mom came to fetch me to dinner.

We went to T.G.I Friday Subang Parade for our dinner, bro already waiting inside. I get a T-shirt for my birthday present again!! XD My very first visit to T.G.I Friday, by just having a look on the menu already making me drool. I ordered a 2 course meal which includes Boneless Wings & Aboro Half Chicken! Because of my hungriness, I feast on without taking the nice picture of the foods. While dining, I see the other table’s customer celebrating their birthdays too and I also forgot it’s my own birthday also today. I don’t bother much, I just keep eating, the food was too fascinating!!

Until we finished our meal and about to leave. My bro asked us to wait outside the restaurant while he going to pay the bill. But actually he went to complaint inside with the manager. Earlier today, my bro already called them to make reservation and asked them to organize everything such as bring the cake out and sing their Friday version of birthday song. But don’t know whether they’re not really believe that there’s 2 our of 5 people in a table having their birthday(mom & me) and end up nothing happen. They spent about half an hour for this inside. The manager is such a nice person with good attitude, he keep apologizing for the technical problem and VOIDED THE BILL. Means we had Friday’s food for FREE!! They even made a cake instantly for us as another present for us to apologize. My bro already handed them the credit card and printed the receipt out, just waiting for the signature only. Just they don’t feel right to accept the payment anymore. Perhaps it’s their policy to make people “Come for the food; Stay for the fun”. After everything settled,we went back home, the cake is still in the refrigerator. Thank my bro for everything there.

Well, I think this is the first birthday so far without blowing out the candles. Hehe, but I don’t really care, that’s means I’m still 21 years old? Haha!! Anyway, i would like to thanks those who remember to wish me Happy Birthday. I appreciate it very much. =D

Credit for those who wished me via “face to face”:
Kelvin Piah
Ng Boon Kiat
Ng Weng Sheng
Jason Lee
Hui Juin Giap
Jamie Lee
Melissa Lim
Lee Mei Li

Via SMS:
Ng Tuck Long
Ng Weng Sheng
Kelvin Piah
Lim Hui Leng
Joan Yee
Jamie Lee
Tan Huan Huan
Saw Vee Mae
Adam Chooi
Tan Shin Bei
Eddy Ng
William Chooi
Tan Hui Leng
Vinny Tay
Keller Wah
Eric Lee
Lee Wei Li
Lee Jia Wei
Tan Jie Yan
Kua Pei Juin

Via Facebook:
Yeow Shiow Huoy
Tan See Chee
Lim Wan Mum
Gan Neou Wei
Ng Wei Siang
Chee Lee Onn
Joan Yee
Chloee Wong
Jerry Cheah
Jeannie Lim
Kok Hua Hui
Lee Soo Huay
Jason Lee
Lee Wai Jin
Chang Chun Sang
Lee Poh Keong
Lim Hui Leng
Hng Yunya
Andy Chen
Lee Wei Li
Pauline Lim
Tai Shir Gee
Jenny Kor
Sze Xiou Hong
Yat Chun Fai
Tan Jen Lim
Lam Chen Han
Tan Sen Chen
Lee Pei Leng
Alvin Moses
Tan Huan Huan
Lee Chin Yee
Osheenn Giam
Donovan Sim
Ng Jef Fre
Chua Her Seng
Ang Kit Shang
Tan Kai Keat
Lee Sheng Yee
Jane Yap
Josephine Ng
Heng Wei Khang
Wong Ho Kwin
Nithiavanan
Choo Kok Sang
Tan Boon Hooi
Seah Teong Tat
Ng Say Khuan
Tan Chee Long
Saw Vee Mae
Lian Li Peng
Ng V Lyn
Tan Jian Ming
Peter Chow
Tan Chin Siong
Lee Chia Kie
Ranjani
Staphe Ng
Tan Chay Sien

via phone call:
Ng Jef Fre
Gan Lih Ying

Christmas 2009 #4 – Finale

Calls chasing, keep rushing, car drifting, where to?
To another Christmas party and celebrating my superior’s birthday as well.
Obviously my attendance was so late that time, everyone was already there that time.
I already have my dinner that time, so all i had that night there was just a can of Calsberg.
As the last person arrived, a punishment has sentenced to me.
They want me to do some performance similar to MJ in his Earth Song.
But I refused, still I need to make something up that peoples around will laugh. And they made me do this.
Mr.BoonKiat is very kind for willing to be my side dancer… LOL

Anyhow, the main objective that night is still celebrating MeiLi’s birthday after 12am. Happy Birthday, I won’t expose how many candle was there. XD
 
Peoples dismissed themselves 1 by 1 after that. Left most of the men still fooling around there playing with the puppies there. By around 1am, it’s time for everyone to dismiss. And that’s the end of my Christmas 2009.

I know it’s very late to post about all these, but I seriously hard to find some time to blog as the PC has moved to the living room. You know, it’s hard to write things out when you feel like someone is starring on what you’re typing especially my sis who’d keep asking questions and being busybody. I only have around 1 hour time to spend with my blog recently which is when my sister went to bed and before my bro is back. Time is not enough?

Christmas 2009 #3 – Wedding Dinner

Okay, the night is finally here. I got my hair set up and attired myself with the maroon shirt which I used as my Interact Club uniform previously, but I paired it with jeans and my Reebok. Looks stupid though. There’s a serious problem occurred that time, my FE-320 battery is dying and I forgot to charge it when I went home that time. I brought my charger out and charge up as much as I could in the VIP room. My mom ask me to help out on placing the guests, I blur case. I prefer to sit on the table placed for us and wait for the food as I haven’t spotted anything ‘edible’ yet… Haha!
The venue is Grand Imperial at Centro by the way. As the ceremony about to start, they messed up with some technical problem. The dishes released in a wrong timing, the keep repeating the ceremony for several times. Not long after the dishes is served and everyone started to dine, some of my mother’s cousin already start interacting with each other. The first to approach us would be that couple of aunty(Annie I guess) & uncle(don’t know his name) on the top right of the photo below.

Now only i realised that my dad also in maroon that day. Haha!
And here comes the AngMo Uncle Mark on the left.
 
He went to visit the next table which all is my closer cousins that can be found in Klang(my mother’s siblings and children) with Aunty Jo(AngMo’s wife / my mom’s cousin).
 
And now the other cousin of my mom from Singapore(Aunty Jennifer) came to our table for a visit with her daughter, and I caught the first contact of her with my cousin brother who I always play Dynasty Warriors with. He finally let go of his PSP! Haha! Look how happy is the Aunty behind.
 
Enter the bride and bridegroom…

They have a live band performing on the stage… Cool~

Wedding cake and…

Champagne ceremony after that.
 
And everyone started to cam-whore-ing!
The juniors…

The Klangz goes “tar”~!!!
 
I feel not right about this, I should hunt some pictures from those far cousins, not those from Klang which I can always meet up with. I pretend to move to the centre and catch some elders photo.

And here comes the chance! They stand just beside us!!

With the AngMo family! XD

The children…

  And 2 Singaporeans joins in! Start with all the girls!

Add 2 guys behind there.

Lastly add myself in there. I should’ve stand on the other side!

Cam-whore!!

I dragged my sis along to use her as my Vanguard! Haha! From the previous post I’ve mentioned about taking a nap at my YiPoh’s house. While napping, I heard some conversation as I’m not fully dead sleep. Aunty Linda(bottom left from the picture above, also from Singapore) asked my YiPoh “who is this sleeping here? Ben is it?” I’m grateful that my name is still being remembered, that’s why I went to have a picture with her and her daughters. One of the picture I’m most proud of that night.
The banquet has came to the finale. For the local peoples, they would simply pat their asses off the chair after all the dishes has finish serving and move out to shake hand with the bride and bridegroom and bye. Surprisingly, this time I see those from far distance stay back and have photo session around with everyone. Of course we joined in but unfortunately my FE-320 battery is out in a moment like this. I have no choice but to use any sources I could to save this moment, using my close cousin’s camera seems ideal. And my bro made it just in time here after his party from somewhere else. Here comes a big group of seniors.

All the juniors! I should fill into the empty space in the middle~
 
End up a Klang giant filled it in. Take a closer look at the picture below, I’m on phone, with TuckLong. XD

Last shot, all in~!!!

The main character of the night should be the bride and bridegroom, but I somehow did not mention much about them in the post, haha!! Who cares, this is my blog and of course I’ll write more about myself. Anyhow I wish they’ll have a wonderful marriage and have kids soon! XD

After I’m done with my business here, I rushed to the next venue…
To be continued…

Christmas Party At Kumon

The annual Christmas party at Kumon was on last Thursday, but this happens to be my first time joining. Get to save up for 1 meal that day as dinner has been well prepared.
They even have sushi there~
By around 9pm, we already start to evacuate all the students and move the tables to aside as space will be needed later for games. I can see some special invited guest were gathering up in the centre, special guests which most of them are the ex-staff there, some student’s parents were invited too. I saw a MJ wannabe~ Guess who!

By around 10pm, almost everyone has gathered up. Then everyone was separated to different groups by picking up toothpicks with colours and the colour will determine which group that person belongs to.

  I was lucky to have every group’s photo by throwing my FE-320 to HuiLing and asked her to be the photographer.

Team Blue

Team Orange

Team Pink
 
Team Green

Team Red
And the first game of that night would be asking one representative come out, a word will be given and the representative need to draw whatever he can on the white board and the rest in his/her team need to guess what that word is. This picture below is great~! Word been given…
 
Hardly see the words, how to draw?
 
Next game, every group lined up in a straight line and take turn to answer some super easy worksheets in time attack, but only 5 seconds given for each person. No picture taken in this segment.
The last game, each group pick up a piece of paper randomly with a sentence on it. Each of us need to read the whole sentence starting with the 1st word in high pinch and the rest in normal pinch, repeat the whole sentence again with the 2nd word in high pinch. Repeat the sentence again  continue by the 3rd word in high pinch until the last word.

Lots of related videos can be found on Facebook, everyone gone comment frenzy on it.
Two teams got the same score in the end, so a bonus stage was prepared for them. Reading flashcards in Hokkien and Cantonese.
 
Team Pink

and Team Blue. Yet some related videos still can be find in Facebook. You’ll see how funny it is. That ends the game session.

Then it’s the present exchange session. I get a small size white crystal bracer in exchange from the “chicken” I placed under the tree. Still there’s a prize for everyone who participated the games, as for the 1st runner up team, we get Tupperware branded water bottle. And as for the current staff, we get another Tupperware branded stuff, a box of tiny container with 4. This event dismiss by around 1am. And frankly, this Christmas party wasn’t as impact as I expect it to be. Fun rate 4/10, Haha! Well, sure hope for a greater party next year. =D

L4D(Left 4 Days) until Christmas… Ho ho ho~

Kelab Seni Foto Reunion #4

This time it’s PingFen turn to be the organizer, assisted by SenChen. The agenda would be a karaoke session by afternoon and follow by dinner at Station1 Meru. It’s on Wednesday, means I still have to work for half day. Luckily the working shift was changed to morning in that particular day. KaiKeat came to pick me up by around 2pm along with PingFen and Gan, and we went to fetch LeongWee after that. When 5 of us on board KaiKeat’s Wira, off we move to rendezvous with CheokYoong and ChoonRoei who already waiting at GreenBox BukitTinggi.

KaiKeat unloaded us at Aeon first while he went to fetch SayKhuan who is waiting at somewhere else. Then we all proceed into room 42. In room 42…

They sing…
 
Not “Gee” again~ =.=

They want me to be Rejoice’s ambassador. LOL

SayKhuan missing, lens not wide enough.
 
A proper group picture.
After 3 hours shouting inside, it’s time to proceed to the next agenda. But first we need to settle the transport problem. ChoonRoei not joining us for dinner, so she fetch me, SayKhuan and CheokYoong to SayaKhuan’s house to get his Wira.

Next stop, Station 1 Meru. Andy and Pang joined us.
 
Order, order…

Using the same pose again to express how hungry I am that time.
 
CheokYoong finally get herself a cell phone. Show off! XD
 
Andy + LeongWee + PingFen
 
Gan + Pang + KaiKeat
 
Me + SayKhuan. Watching TV.
 
After the meal, we make use of our time playing things like Jenga and ChorDai2.

Until we get bored of it…

We do what we do best as part of the photographers. Self shoots!!
 
With fingers~
 
With faces~

With feets~

The sexiest among us…

With cell phones~

With fingers again~
 
And knuckles too…

Lastly, with heads…
 
And we end the day with this last group photos.

And the bill of that night…

Let’s do something more adventurous in the next gathering! XD LeongWee, it’s your turn next time… Hehe~