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