Bank of Pakistan kat Germany

What the ...?!!! Bila Malaysia pulak nak ada national bank kat europe?





ps: branch kat uk xmain la.semua bank ada branch kat situ

pss: happy new year to all

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Bicycle, an expensive one

€599 ok! That is equivalent to an almost RM3000. Similar to the one that kutus have riden in Amsterdam.






ps: in china i can get maybe 10 of this with the same amount of money

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Burton

Yes, christmas did come early for me this year. I've bought myself a snowboard on the recent Hari Raya Korban, November 27th. I always wanted a snowboard. An old friend texted me when he found out about this

" Bro.. Lu memang think outside the box la. Lu dah prepare kot-kot Malaysia snow kan? Gua bangga dengan lu... High 5! haha "

I know it was full of sarcasm. But hey, at least he supported me. I was smilling when I read his text =) Merry Christmas to all of you. Ho Ho Hoooo



ps: ive yet to board my snowboard and yes im on leave.weird kan?

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" Bertuah betul. Awak potong kote awak, pergi masuk TKC!!! "

Kata Ringo kat Oger sebab dia tanak join rugby. Dia nak main volleyball. Tapi nasib baik Oger end up main rugby jugak. This conversation took place circa 1995. Oger today, is a successful anaesthetist.



ps: contained coarse language.pls be advised this is a pg13

pss: again this is another fiction =)

Balls

You my friend, have balls the size of Volkswagen

- Katherine Heigl, Ugly Truth

ps: tres bien haha


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Blizzard à Paris

Paris, France

It is snowing heavily as I did not prepare myself with sufficient proper clothing to face the weather.


F-RAJA : Sarkozy's private plane in snow

Monsieur Syafiq : excited about eating a Filet O Fish












French National Music Academy building


From Syafiq's studio window


Near Opera

ps: there was a small possibility of boarding if i did bring my snowboard along hmmm

Bloody 10 hours

Yes. That was how little time my good friend took to buy the car that he has been dreaming since he was 20.

10 jam lepas kena bakar dengan gua

Proud of you macha.



ps: aboo dah ada bragging rights skrg

pss: and course im holding the bakar bragging rights =)

Boeuf? Poulet? Seiche?

I'll be bringing a nice nasi kandar for Monsieur Syafiq tomorrow. Been a while since I met him.



ps: where do i meet u?paris nord?la fayette?

Brisk shievering morning

Places I've passed through (basically around Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University) on my way to buy the infamous wafer, Hanuta.




















ps: it was around 8.30am local after breakfast

pss: malaysian football team really make me proud in sea games.final beb urk urk!!

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BMW shorties

An evening weekend in an early autumn. Quite chilly...
Frankfurt, Germany.

I was having this not so nice banana nutella creepe


While these people (I know your eyes on the two nice lady actually) were mesmerised


With this squatting guy whom are selling the colourful glass ball caged in a spiralled metal rod.



ps: ala-ala bmw shorties short films contest =)


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Be cool

Attending my cousin's graduation at Uni Melbourne today. Accompanying my parents sounds more like it. This is my second time at a uni's graduation. First time was my sister's in Universiti Malaya back in 1999. Am I thrilled? No, I'm complaining. Can't you see?! haha



ps: yup be cool.jangan complain bila dah commit.otherwise jangan commit

pss: are you NM 3000th reader?pm me for gift with the saved screenshoot

Big Day

A very euphoric moment for my brother. I was with him for his big day. Congratulations bro.



ps: he is a proud owner of the 20th vw golf gti mk6 in malaysia

Booking

This was observed happening at a mamak, Subaidah in Kota Damansara a week or two ago. I was there with Kumar.



ps: takleh blah.mamak pon skrg ada booking ke?


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Biggest christmas tree

This is the biggest artificial christmas tree in the southern hemisphere ever seen to-date.

City Square, Swanston street, Melbourne CBD


Runway ceiling lights, Bourke street, Melbourne


People having coffee, Degraves street


Boy with England's away shirt, Degraves street


Lenko Boutique. Associated dengan Lenka ke?


ps: brrrr i was wrong.it was super chilly.it was windy like nobodys business

pss: i missed the ketam dinner.what a dissapoinment

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Birthday Ina

Hari ini harijadi Ina. Aku perlu sampai KL cepat malam ini untuk sambutan harijadi Ina, makan ketam bersama kawan-kawan. Harap-harap sempat. Oh ketam...

Oh ya, Selamat Hari Jadi Ina =)



ps: utusan blog 100% melayu kedua =)

Being chauffered

Last wednesday, when I was being chauffeured around in eastern part of KL, I managed to idlely sight the view of what Kumar has branded as the slump of KL. Not too bad lah. There, you can clearly enjoy an unobstructed skyline of KL with the glittering Petronas Twin Towers torching its beauty at dusk.


ps: ill skip the unobstructed view of klcc if i need to, just to feel being at home

pss: feeling of being chauffered?nice

Brrrr : it's not cold lah

Banana for breakfast, Indonesian's Ikan Balado or mix rice for lunch, Max Brenner choc for tea, Smith's Thinly Cut Sour Ceaam & Onion chips for snack and pear for dinner. My typical australian menu. Or rather my typical Melbourne's menu.

It's been a while since my last time in down under. It was cold back then. By right it supposed to be a just-nice weather this time around. Usually every month my work assignment will make me to be at least once (around 2 days 1 night) in Melbourne. Sometimes twice. How I miss Melbourne...

It's a weekend. So some buskers will fill the entertainment section for the day. And I'll skip Crown Casino for the time being tehehe =)

Oh, Ina birthday is just around the corner. This sunday to be precised. Will I be getting something for Ina? Best tak dapat hope Ina? ha haha I know Ina gonna belasah me for this.



ps: sweet was kumar's reply to me when he asked me whats the taste of hope.tanya jawab sendiri.pandai =)

pss: gday stevo.owzit going?

B : A month of it

I think it would be fantastic for northernmonkey to have a month of post with topics begin with a letter of B.

Breakdown

I think this is amazing. Maybe you should watch this video.




ps: been having this on my ipods playlist for awhile

Breaking fast with a Jew

It was a cold summer evening in Paris, near Bois de Boulogne. 2007 Rugby World Cup.

The group stage match between Italy and Portugal has kicked off. It was ramadhan and I was waiting for the time to iftar before I enter the Parc des Princes stadium. "I'm gonna be late" I was talking to myself while sitting on a bench outside the stadium. In europe, they don't let you smoke and bring either food or drinks into the stadium. So there was I, alone, hungry and late.

A male in his late 30s or maybe early 40s holding a McDonald's burger in his hand came and, in french asked my permission to join me on the bench. From how he looked like, I was quite sure he's not a gay. So I replied "Oui". Not that I understand french, but he included some hand gestures when he was asking for my permission. So I reckoned an Oui would be a perfect answer. After all, the bench is a public property with Propriété de la Ville de Paris stamped on it.

Minutes later, that guy whom has finished his mouth watering burger, tried to make a conversation. He amused me. Why? Because, after he learnt that I don't literally speak his native, immediately he started to converse in english. A descent english indeed for a frenchman. He asked whether I'm a muslim and promptly without hesitation I replied "Oui... Yes". But I am in no mood to have a chat because earlier, I had to walk and stand for hours, trying to sell my 3 spare tickets. Luckily, I managed to sell them off and made some handsome profit. Now I'm exhausted.

And before I know, he was giving me a lecture on Jew and Muslim. Ah malasnya aku nak layan. Yahudi rupanya mamat ni. Suddenly outside Malaysia, I'm become racist despite living in a no-racial issue life back home. But I have to iftar and now is the time to break my day long fast. 18 hours to be exact. So I told him "Sorry mister but I need to eat. You may continue your story if you want to". I turned into a passive listener while he continued with his bla bla bla. Interestingly, I do learnt something about Muslim and Jew, where of course his story did favoured his Jew descendants.

After my quick meal, I quickly "I need to go. Good to talk to you. Au revoir monsieur" and walk away from him towards the stadium's gate where I was supposed to walk up the stairs for my designated seat. Match was boring as it was between a non big team in rugby world. I left early before the match ended. An hour plus later I reach my hotel using a combination of metro and stage bus. But it was an experience for me, seated in a stadium in Paris to watch a Rugby World Cup match, befriended with other Italians and Portugese to illegally sell tickets and an iftar with a Jew.

Having interest in many fields, after that conversation now I like to think that anthropology is a very exciting. It is not a very fun read but it will enlighten you, make you a better human. As a person I mean.



ps: this link is highly recomended if you are interested to enhance your knowledge in this subject

pss: jew are smart by nature.nothing u can do about it seriously

psss: its the last month of the year.how fast

Korban

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha to all of NM readers. I'm away. At work.



ps: happy thanksgiving too

Alza Mazza

On Monday, Perodua decided to launch its brand new mpv model. The new model has been named Alza.

Perodua Alza 2009

Toyota Passo

Honda Jazz 2008


A lot of Toyota Passo and a bit of Honda Jazz. Nevermind. At least we Malaysian, now can buy a Honda Jazz look alike for less than RM70k. Here's a link to a review of the new Alza.

A day after the launching, perodua's webpage can't be viewed. What? Yes, the web is unaccesible. Kantoi la korang. Kereta baru launch tu. Apa punya marketing la ni? What a dissapoinment.



ps: one of the macha is not a big fan of proton

pss: anything germans should be good =)

The Best Answer

At late tea yesterday...

Me: BrrrrrRRRrrrr
Aboo: BrrrRRRRRrrrrr. Haa coke ada buat contest brrrrr kat radio apa tah. Aku dengar petang tadi
Me: Aah. Aku pon dengar jugak. Hitz ke fly tah. Aku rasa hitz. Kan?
Aboo: Aah. Either one la kot
Me: Ayol lu try bRRRrrrrr
Ayol: bbbrrrrrrr
Aboo: BrrrrRRRRrrrrrr la
Ayol: bbbbbrrrrRRr
Me: Practice lagi yol. BrrrrrrRRRRrrr

Moments later...

Ayol: Weh makan apa best eh?
Aboo: Makan kawan aaa...
Me and Aboo: HAhahahHAHAHhahHAhaha
Ayol: F la korang...
Aboo and I continued laughing
Ayol: Dah la dooo. Takleh tidur aku malam ni kang

Today...

Ayol did have a good night sleep yesterday and now is undergoing an-hour a day training to practise his brrrr skill for the Coca-cola BRRRR contest.



ps: all the above is purely a fictional.nothing personal

pss: its good to myob sometimes.what do you think?

Snow

It did not snow yesterday. Have a good weekend.



ps: mmg tadak odd pon nak snow haha

At tea today

I heard over the radio just now, that there were this e-mails circulating around saying that it's going to snow over Kuala Lumpur today, 20th November between 8pm to 9pm but Met Office Malaysia strongly denying it. We shall see. Enjoy it guys if it does snow.




ps: call me tomorrow to hear my crystal clear voice tehehe

pss: i really hope that it will snow today.please

Jetlag-go

I'm up since 5.30am. Yes, that early. Jetlag-go. Double F for that. I feel like shooting my brain. And now I will take some paracetamol to kill the headache. Not to worry. I won't OD to kill myself haha. Oh ya, I think you guys should go and watch 2012. Click this to wiki about the movie.




ps: can i have a hot date this weekend?hehe

pss: stockwatch maxis debut today

First Step

Try is the first step to failure
- Homer J. Simpson

Made popular by Aboo to his machas haha



ps: happy birthday sara

pss: post corrected by aboo

Kia Ora!!!

A month ago in Auckland, there were this beautiful light show in the city, which was pretty amazing. In the wet and cold weather, I was standing with a couple of friend, mesmerised.

Kia ora is a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It means literally "be well/healthy" and is translated as an informal "hi" at the Māori Language Commission website Kōrero Māori.[1]100 Māori words every New Zealander should know, with a definition "Hi!, G'day! (general informal greeting)".[2]

It also signifies agreement with a speaker at a meeting, as part of a culture which prizes oratoryinfotainment. Other Māori greetings, "Tēnā koe" (one person), "Tēnā kōrua" (two people) and "Tēnā koutou" (three or more people), are also widely used.[citation needed]. Likewise, "kia ora" can follow a similar pattern to address different specific numbers of people.

By itself, it can be used to address any number of people, but by adding "koe" (i.e. "kia ora koe") one can specify a greeting to a single person; "kōrua" (two people); "koutou" (three or more people); and by following with "tātou" one addresses all the people present, including the speaker themself.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage website NZ History lists it as one of 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know, with a definition "Hi!, G'day! (general informal greeting)".

ps: betul apa orang-orang tua cakap,jauh perjalanan luas permandangan

pss: happy birthday sasa

No One?

ps: how often do you have a small crush?

pss: i love taylor swift haha

Cha chachacha

Los Angeles, California

It's been 4 days since my last rice meal. I'm deprive of my favourite food, rice. I need to return to asia a.s.a.p. Ahhh I miss my machas. I mean to have them around during my rice meal. I'll see you soon guys.

ps: homesicko haha

pss: gps is sick

365 days

It's been 365 days. I never counted. I just happen to remember it.





ps: back to the future one two three hahaha.nice

Amin being 30, well 28 actually

October 31st, 2009

A day after his birthday, the wifey threw a surprise dinner party. He was the happiest man on earth that night, despite Liverpool (his favourite team) losing to Fulham later that evening. Everybody had a great time =) . Music was good but the cake, pure awesomeness!!! I was the one who bought the cake haha.


ps: all his best mates attended the dinner except for kapet whom is in far-far away london

I want this!!!

Yesterday I was in Shanghai. While I was browsing through the market, I saw a telescope. Very much alike the picture above. It was cheap and I wanted to buy it but a friend, has prevented me from doing so. I had a sleepless night. I want that telescope!!!



ps: a boy had a sleepless night because he didnt get his telescope.i must get him one on my next trip

ASTRO's Ah Seng Part 3

Two days ago, after a long month of not having ASTRO service at home, I've decided to terminate the old ASTRO and register for a new one (I reckoned the old ASTRO set, either the decoder or the dish itself has broken and it is cost efficient to terminate the service and get a new one as it is free now with the promotion is going on rather than fixing it).

At about 5.30pm, I went to a nearby ASTRO dealership and sign up for a new subscription after terminating the current account over the phone. Bongok betul, you need to give ASTRO a month notice prior to termination. My luck did not turn up today. The ASTRO free promotion has ended on 31st October.

The dealer said 'You need to pay RM80 for everything, decoder and the dish plus installation'. My negotiation skill kicked in. I've bargained a RM30 discount as I said 'I just need the brand new set. And if installation I require any istallation, I'll give you a call and you can charge me the RM30 after you send your guys to fix it. Apa macam?'. I've struck a deal.

A day after that.
I went downstair, with the new set is still in the box, the telly is on broadcasting channel 553 National Geographic. Damn!!! The old set tetiba ok pulak. I've called for all in tapi sekarang sudah kantoi. Haihhh. Damage control is being figure out by the think tank department.



ps: always call for an all in whenever u think u are having the best card on the table =p

pss: its NM 1st birthday today.happy birthday dear northern monkey

Century

Northern Monkey hit its 100th post. Lets mexican wave for NM =) High 5! Oh, and it's NM's 1st birthday tomorrow



ps: nm might not be a big hit but thanks for your support

pss: submitted my maxis ipo by hand yesterday =)

Burgernomics

Let us be enlightened about our ringgit and sen value.

The Big Mac index is published by The Economist as an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two currencies and provides a test of the extent to which market exchange rates result in goods costing the same in different countries.

As of February this year, the most expensive burgers were in Norway (US$5.79), Switzerland (US$5.60), Denmark (US$5.07), Sweden (US$4.58) and Eurozone (US$4.38).

Now, here’s the interesting part. According to the same index, Malaysia (US$1.70) actually ranks No 1 among the five most affordable Big Macs, ahead of Hong Kong (US$1.71), China (US$1.83), Thailand (US$1.86) and Sri Lanka (US$1.95).

To be frank, I am not a real fan of fast food but when I am overseas and am at a loss as to what to eat, it is quite comforting to be able to step into a McDonald’s, KFC or Pizza Hut outlet, and order familiar items.

We also have to understand why some of our overseas friends do not like to be too adventurous with our wide array of Malaysian hawker fare, especially when they are on a short trip. There’s nothing worse than having to repeatedly run to the toilet because their stomachs are not accustomed to our delicious, spicy stuff.

Still on the same subject, I am trying to figure out why the fast-food joints are increasing the number of their 24-hour outlets.

In my neighbourhood, they compete with the Syeds and other 24-hour teh tarik outlets, and for the life of me, I cannot imagine anyone preferring a snack plate of original recipe chicken over a piping hot bowl of sup kambing in the hours after midnight, or a Big Mac over the Ramly burger sold at the roadside stall.

But they have obviously done their research, and I suppose my preferences are fast being overtaken by more global taste buds. That may well impact on the Burgernomics figures eventually, since prices are determined to a large extent by supply and demand.

I like to think that I’m doing my bit to keep Malaysia in the top ranking for most affordable Big Macs – by sticking to my teh tarik and roti canai during EPL matches.

ps: i do hope u really enjoy ur cheapest bigmac in the world now haha

pss: maxis berhad ipo deadline is this thursday nov 5th.good luck

Lasagna

My sister's home-cooked lasagna got burned by the oven. Timer oven rosak. Topping je kot yang terbakar hmmmm~



ps: november gonna be a loooong month for sure

Trick or treat

Happy Halloween guys!!!

HTT turned 28

Amin,

Happy 30th Birthday brother...

Have a blast


ps: sbb lu dah kawen gua tambah dua.28+2=30 hahaha

pss: nak hadiah lu kucing tapi lu takut kucing ha-ha-ha

LAX

Like everyone else, I too have this uneasy feeling of going for the LAX's 9 days trip. And mine is ON, next month. Yes, the roster was out a few days back. Not that I can't be away from home for too long, but the fact that I can't have my Malaysian meal for a quite sometime is too much for me. Lagi satu yang malasnya tu part nak kena dok Taipei and you will spent more than you earn kat L.A nanti.

The Maxis Berhad IPO should keep me busy till this 5th. Anybody with a green form? I'm offering a cash reward for it =)

Oh ya, Apeng's wifey has given birth to a healthy baby boy in a private hospital near where I live, mid-day yesterday. Kongratulasi mate. I am happy for you. Hello Richard (it's Apeng's brand new born English name).

I'm a bit confused on this part, where the wifey went a bit excited when she was telling the story, on how she did gave birth normally to me story instead of Ina (Ina, Aboo and I paid a visit 8 hours after the birth). I was faking a smile to cover-up the confusion that I was having throughout the 3 minutes story.



ps: LAX is a 3-letter code for los angeles

pss: i want to go to istanbul again

psss: medical check-up esok!!!

Brrrrrr

As my mates and I were wrapping off our normal lepak session in Kota Damansara a few nights back, at the mamak counter after paying our bill, this ad came on the huge LCD panel.






ps: kelakar.macam afdlin shauqi in papadom.haha

Fish Eye

Spring 2010, District Police HQ, Perth WA

My phone cam can capture fish eye images haha



ps: car maintenance really ripped off my wallet

Merde

I had to take something like 9 days off from blogging. This month is seriously a hectic one. And the Hari Raya wish competition that I were telling you about has ended and I, has yet to announce the result. I will officially publish the result next week complete with a bit of statistic. In the mean time, this is my latest readings. Pretty funny. Highly recommended.



ps: placed a booking for an iphone yesterday together with a friend.was offered some sort of discount

pss: wonder how todays budget 2010 will be

Setahun hanya sekali

What do you mean by setahun hanya sekali?!!!

Did you know that in year 2000 we celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri twice?
Selamat Hari Raya ke 25 people...



ps: its neck to neck between amin and i in the hari raya wish count competition.fuuuh

Robbed

I was robbed at work. Somebody has made a mistake that such, it caused a significant damage, financially. But that is okay. Maybe that was not my rezeki, again. Fine.

But what heart me the most was, that my mom has been robbed at a knife point. Something that I would never have imagine happening to my mother, and it happened. I am thankful that mummy is allright.

Pig!!! You are lucky that I wasn't there, because I will parang you to pieces for putting a knife to my mom. Police report has been made, and further action is now pending.



ps: love your parents because you might not know what will happen

Update on Rules & Regulations

Last night, at Baiya's open house, the organising committee board (OCB) has agreed on a new rules and regulations of Hari Raya Wish Count competition. And this has been made official with immediate effect. As the game has reached its last ten days, I am wishing all the competitors Selamat Hari Raya ke 21 hehe



ps: welcoming a new joiner to this annual competition today.pls phone ocb for the new r&r

Disturbed

Saya sangat marah dan kecewa sekarang. I don't know about you, but working with GLC is very sad. Yes, sad. You did your best or rather what you have to do normally but they still screw you up. There nothing much that you can do about it. Being managed by idiots is very frustrating. Just my two cents. Will this change? Will it change?


ps: not a funny moment

The Thing I Do, Sometimes

As I am feeling the stress of this month's work, I went to treat myself a retail theraphy. I've bought a new shiny pair of work shoe. Haaa baru bersungguh pergi kerja.

And of course, lets welcome the 5th pair of Converse for this year. I'm officially addicted to this Chuck Taylor. 4 specialty and a vintage =) Besides Malaysia, Saudi Arabia shelves between the cheapest selection of these on the globe.

My first pair, how sentimental



ps: demam+selsema

a & a

Something that I have spotted when I was tasked to do some last minute grocery by mommy's kitchen department on the eve of last Hari Raya in a Giant near my hometown.



ps: so its longans or longan?abu & aboo?haha

Summer dusk along Persiaran Mahogany

Beautiful stuff... Ayol was driving me to a barber at the time this photo was taken



ps: oger turned 28 yesterday.happy birthday ger

Unik dari India

Tiba-tiba tanpa diketahui bagaimana selepas rutin harian pagi internet, saya berakhir dengan melihat IP UNIK di tab analisa laman web Nuffnang untuk blog NM, yang mana jarang-jarang sekali saya lakukan. Dan saya mendapati salah satu UNIK adalah berasal dari India. Wah siapakah dari India ni yang membaca NM. Saya agak teruja.

Selepas beberapa minit berfikir...

" laaaa lu ke mama haha. potong la. gua baru ingat awek bollywood mana pulak yang dok baca blog ni "

Haha



ps: cubaan utusan blog melayu 100% pertama NM.translasi terus =D

pss: monkey in = monkey out

Jakarta

Jakarta, midday

Before my recent hari raya break, my last assignment was to Jakarta. I never been there, so my impression of it was purely influenced from what I saw on the telly. Part excited and part worried. At that time, anti-Malaysia sentiment was at its peak, heightened by the local media which wasn't helpful at all.

Jakarta, dusk

Jakarta, when it's dark

Okay. What do I think about Jakarta? Third world. Something in between KL and Bangkok. Or maybe more like Bangkok and Ho Chih Minh. Traffic overthere is massive. And I've learnt Senayan in Jakarta is a posh area. Gap between the rich and the poor is huge. Apart from the anti-Malaysia thingy, I think Indonesians, like we Malaysians are nice and of course far less kiasu than us. Almost everything is cheap. Food is nice. Disclaimer, I did not have sufficient time to explore and discover the huge Jakarta. So what I said here is what I've seen during my stay.

Warung Daun, Senayan, Jakarta
Where I iftar-ed, no photo of food as I were busy enjoying the good food, the nice patrons and being photographed thrice haha

And! Malaysian, please speak proper malay or english. Because we can't speak indon. Yang kita dok tengok kat tv tu slang orang gaji punya indon ok. Jangan memalukan diri sendiri. If not, forget the idea of chatting up the wooooo Indonesian girls. No, I wasn't talking from experience =P



ps: Selamat Hari Raya ke 13.my mate and i has made a point to wish each other everyday till the last day of this 1430's hari raya.those who wished the most wins a bragging rights