Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Lepas Gian
"Dude, meet me at Azira at 1 pm. Gloves ada lagi?"
"Ada Pian, Lewis I always keep in office. Napa?"
"Nak test tak?"
Damn, Pian got another bike. Ni yang tak puas hati nih. Tension, tension.
Arrived Azira.... saw the bloody thing. Shit! CBR 1000...NAKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
"Oi Pian, kata Hornet? Mana Bullshit 79?"
"Hornet tak jadilah. BS79 hilang kena curi. Cilakak betul, baru ingat nak transfer nombor tu kat Thou ni."
"Apa la, motor cantik, plet nombor berterabur."
Pian is my insurance agent, in fact almost all bikers buy their insurance from him. We started riding during our ITM days, him with his AR80, me with my TXR150. We were also among the pioneer riders for the LTdL, our duties were not as outriders, but as despatchers for the video tapes - from the cameramen to the broadcasting van down below (masa tu mana ada live feed, semua delayed). Masa tu siapa jadi outriders kita orang (the depatchers la) consider them as pussies...tak hard core langsung. I went for two tours, he does it every year.
Over lunch.
"Dude, how much is the Thou?"
"75K, discounted heavily during the Naza sale. Don't start with the AP issue ok. Malas nak debate ngan kau. Last year punya model, nak clear stock la"
"Aku start balik bila cukup duit la. But jadi born again biker ni susahla. Motor now all canggih-manggih. Fuel injection, performance chip la..apa lagi? Ducati aku dulu very mechanical. Kau lain la Pian, 916 tu dah ada semua ni. Anyway, what can I get for 40K?"
"CB4"
"Woi, naked la. Lagipun kecik...underpowered"
"Ok per..street fighter look. Brutal gua cakap lu. Allo bang, CB4 cc aje kecik, tapi lagi power dari kau punya 600SS dulu tau tak? Size about the same oso"
"Perrrghh, long distance sakit la..no fairing. Dah la korang selalu suruh aku jalan dulu, pas tu potong tak ingat orang."
"Dude, since when you mat speed? Kau kan mat torque? Kau kan hantu suka 'chuck' orang? I tell you, this CB4 is the ultimate chucking machine"
"Tengok dulu la. ST4 ada?"
"Woi, 40K won't go far ok"
"Okla, okla..bak kunci. Nak test Thou kau. Anything I should know first?"
Pian threw the keys towards me and passed his smelly helmet to put on.
"Bau Tancho la. Kau pakai lagi mende ni?"
"Banyak cekadak pulak..nak test tak?"
Sitting comfortably over the saddle, put the key in and pressed the starter button. When the bike roared to life...it was so sweet sounding, "brap, brap brap" resonant so deep. Wuih..best nye bunyi. Tested gear change from 1st to neutral (bad experience with Dukes...a bitch to get into neutral once stationary), wah, so senang one.
Jalan clear, apa lagi...... test power la. Did three laps around the row of shoplots. Lepas gian habis gua cakap luuuuuu. Alas, lunch hour is almost over and I reluctantly gave the keys back to the righful owner.
Biketalk
CBR1000/Thou = Honda 1000 cc bike
Hornet = Honda 600 cc half fairing - using a downtuned engine similar in CBR600
BS79 = no plet Selangor turun temurun from his grandfather. Pasang kat kapchai kerja dia with intention to transfer the no to the Thou. Kena curi.
AR80 = Kawasaki Ninja 80cc
TXR150 = Suzuki Panther la
CB4 = Honda 400 cc. Considered as a pocket bike.
Naked = No fairings. Engine all exposed
Street fighter = pumped up naked bike
Ducati/Duke = models mentioned are my 600ss and the 916. ST4 is Sports Tourer using a downtuned 916 engine. 4 is not 400cc but represents the no of valves in the desmo engine.
Chuck = gila corner. Kalau ada dan boleh mesti masuk dulu dari orang lain.
"Ada Pian, Lewis I always keep in office. Napa?"
"Nak test tak?"
Damn, Pian got another bike. Ni yang tak puas hati nih. Tension, tension.
Arrived Azira.... saw the bloody thing. Shit! CBR 1000...NAKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
"Oi Pian, kata Hornet? Mana Bullshit 79?"
"Hornet tak jadilah. BS79 hilang kena curi. Cilakak betul, baru ingat nak transfer nombor tu kat Thou ni."
"Apa la, motor cantik, plet nombor berterabur."
Pian is my insurance agent, in fact almost all bikers buy their insurance from him. We started riding during our ITM days, him with his AR80, me with my TXR150. We were also among the pioneer riders for the LTdL, our duties were not as outriders, but as despatchers for the video tapes - from the cameramen to the broadcasting van down below (masa tu mana ada live feed, semua delayed). Masa tu siapa jadi outriders kita orang (the depatchers la) consider them as pussies...tak hard core langsung. I went for two tours, he does it every year.
Over lunch.
"Dude, how much is the Thou?"
"75K, discounted heavily during the Naza sale. Don't start with the AP issue ok. Malas nak debate ngan kau. Last year punya model, nak clear stock la"
"Aku start balik bila cukup duit la. But jadi born again biker ni susahla. Motor now all canggih-manggih. Fuel injection, performance chip la..apa lagi? Ducati aku dulu very mechanical. Kau lain la Pian, 916 tu dah ada semua ni. Anyway, what can I get for 40K?"
"CB4"
"Woi, naked la. Lagipun kecik...underpowered"
"Ok per..street fighter look. Brutal gua cakap lu. Allo bang, CB4 cc aje kecik, tapi lagi power dari kau punya 600SS dulu tau tak? Size about the same oso"
"Perrrghh, long distance sakit la..no fairing. Dah la korang selalu suruh aku jalan dulu, pas tu potong tak ingat orang."
"Dude, since when you mat speed? Kau kan mat torque? Kau kan hantu suka 'chuck' orang? I tell you, this CB4 is the ultimate chucking machine"
"Tengok dulu la. ST4 ada?"
"Woi, 40K won't go far ok"
"Okla, okla..bak kunci. Nak test Thou kau. Anything I should know first?"
Pian threw the keys towards me and passed his smelly helmet to put on.
"Bau Tancho la. Kau pakai lagi mende ni?"
"Banyak cekadak pulak..nak test tak?"
Sitting comfortably over the saddle, put the key in and pressed the starter button. When the bike roared to life...it was so sweet sounding, "brap, brap brap" resonant so deep. Wuih..best nye bunyi. Tested gear change from 1st to neutral (bad experience with Dukes...a bitch to get into neutral once stationary), wah, so senang one.
Jalan clear, apa lagi...... test power la. Did three laps around the row of shoplots. Lepas gian habis gua cakap luuuuuu. Alas, lunch hour is almost over and I reluctantly gave the keys back to the righful owner.
Biketalk
CBR1000/Thou = Honda 1000 cc bike
Hornet = Honda 600 cc half fairing - using a downtuned engine similar in CBR600
BS79 = no plet Selangor turun temurun from his grandfather. Pasang kat kapchai kerja dia with intention to transfer the no to the Thou. Kena curi.
AR80 = Kawasaki Ninja 80cc
TXR150 = Suzuki Panther la
CB4 = Honda 400 cc. Considered as a pocket bike.
Naked = No fairings. Engine all exposed
Street fighter = pumped up naked bike
Ducati/Duke = models mentioned are my 600ss and the 916. ST4 is Sports Tourer using a downtuned 916 engine. 4 is not 400cc but represents the no of valves in the desmo engine.
Chuck = gila corner. Kalau ada dan boleh mesti masuk dulu dari orang lain.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Enuff Said
Saw this plastered on someone's rear end (the car..not human anatomy)
Saturday, July 23, 2005
MotoGP at Donington Park
The MotoGP circus is now at Donington Park, racing tomorrow. Latest qualifying results (the usual suspects) : Rossi, Gibernau, Melandri, Barros, Hayden & Edwards for the 1st 2 rows. Hopefully I would be able to watch it live...unless the mangkuk tv programmer at Starworld/ESPN Asia decides to telecast live F1 in Germany (Hockenheim?) kononnya will generate more viewing (of my arse adalah).
Update
Based on live timing at MotoGP :
1. Rossi (again)
2. Kenny Roberts Jr (eh? apahal lak mamat ni naik)
3. Barros
11 riders crossed the finish line...what happened to the rest? Only the Hondas of Barros and Tamada raced to the end. What happened to the rest of the Honda contingent?????
Futher Update
Managed to watch delayed telecast on RTM2 (delayed by 1.5 hours still okla). Nak tunggu Astro it will be like next night (gila nak tunggu). So Shell, hope that answers your question. Next race next weekend will be at Sachsenring Germany.
No wonderlah Kenny Roberts got 2nd place. It was a wet race i.e. it was pissing rain throughout the race (attendance was 75+K). He is known as the King of Rain, he excels in them. Tunggulah normal race..the Suzooks hancus abis.
Looking at the final standings, the riders that were left were mostly shod with Bridgestone tyres (one sole Dunlop - Rolfo) with the exception of Rossi, Edwards and Barros (the frontrunners). The Hondas (and a few Yamahas) shod with Michelins were all decimated - Biaggi, Hayden, Melandri (he took out Bayliss as well), Gibernau and Xaus. Guess what they say about Bridgestones were right - good in the rain but crap on other days.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Silent Lucidity - Chris DeGarmo
Hush now, don't you cry
Wipe away the teardrop from your eye
You're lying safe in bed
It was all a bad dream
Spinning in your head
Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Of someone close to you leaving the game of life
So here it is, another chance
Wide awake you face the day
Your dream is over... or has it just begun?
There's a place I like to hide
A doorway that I run through in the night
Relax child, you were there
But only didn't realize it and you were scared
It's a place where you will learn
To face your fears, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly you hear and see
This magic new dimension
I- will be watching over you
I- am gonna help you see it through
I- will protect you in the night
I- am smiling next to you, in Silent Lucidity
[Visualize your dream]
[Record it in the present tense]
[Put it into a permanent form]
[If you persist in your efforts]
[You can achieve dream control]
[Dream control]
[How's that then, better?]
[Hug me]
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from the pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion, can you realize
Your dream's alive, you can be the guide but...
I- will be watching over you
I- am gonna help to see it through
I- will protect you in the night
I- am smiling next to you....
Wipe away the teardrop from your eye
You're lying safe in bed
It was all a bad dream
Spinning in your head
Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
Of someone close to you leaving the game of life
So here it is, another chance
Wide awake you face the day
Your dream is over... or has it just begun?
There's a place I like to hide
A doorway that I run through in the night
Relax child, you were there
But only didn't realize it and you were scared
It's a place where you will learn
To face your fears, retrace the years
And ride the whims of your mind
Commanding in another world
Suddenly you hear and see
This magic new dimension
I- will be watching over you
I- am gonna help you see it through
I- will protect you in the night
I- am smiling next to you, in Silent Lucidity
[Visualize your dream]
[Record it in the present tense]
[Put it into a permanent form]
[If you persist in your efforts]
[You can achieve dream control]
[Dream control]
[How's that then, better?]
[Hug me]
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from the pain in the dream domain
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion, can you realize
Your dream's alive, you can be the guide but...
I- will be watching over you
I- am gonna help to see it through
I- will protect you in the night
I- am smiling next to you....
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Out of commission
I will be out of commission until I say so. Slow connectivity and workload are among the reasons. Guess my free period is now over.
Don't worry, I'll still be reading my usual blogs and may post comments to it.
Update
I'll be joining the brown water navy (doing bathymetric and topography survey)for the next couple of days at Sg Pahang followed by diving off Tioman for coral mapping and socio-economic impact assessment (read: interview orang kampung) works. Woo hoo!!!
Don't worry, I'll still be reading my usual blogs and may post comments to it.
Update
I'll be joining the brown water navy (doing bathymetric and topography survey)for the next couple of days at Sg Pahang followed by diving off Tioman for coral mapping and socio-economic impact assessment (read: interview orang kampung) works. Woo hoo!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Joy to the World
Other people rejoice when they get/are getting married. They also rejoice becoming husbands or wives.
Me? I am rejoicing for another reason. Finally, my (our) divorce papers are through. I (We) am (are) now officially and legally single, again, at the age of 36 (xx) years old. A belated birthday present for me. Thank you.
At the moment I'm skint, broke (whatever else you want to call it) paying the lawyers for the transfer of my half share for the condo we called our home. It is now officially hers (yours).
I still owe her (you) under the terms of the divorce. Don't worry, I'm a man of my words. It may take time as I don't have it now but will make the payment(s)when I have enough, hopefully by end of the year or by 1st quarter of next year. Is that acceptable (to you)?
Forget all the above, let's celebrate while we can, my (our) independence, shall we?
p/s I know you've been reading my blog
Me? I am rejoicing for another reason. Finally, my (our) divorce papers are through. I (We) am (are) now officially and legally single, again, at the age of 36 (xx) years old. A belated birthday present for me. Thank you.
At the moment I'm skint, broke (whatever else you want to call it) paying the lawyers for the transfer of my half share for the condo we called our home. It is now officially hers (yours).
I still owe her (you) under the terms of the divorce. Don't worry, I'm a man of my words. It may take time as I don't have it now but will make the payment(s)when I have enough, hopefully by end of the year or by 1st quarter of next year. Is that acceptable (to you)?
Forget all the above, let's celebrate while we can, my (our) independence, shall we?
p/s I know you've been reading my blog
Bored! Bored! Bored!
Tolonggggg!!!!!
Got no work in the office. I've been surfing the whole of this morning and I can expect the same after lunch.
Mati kutu ooiiiii!!!!!!!
Got no work in the office. I've been surfing the whole of this morning and I can expect the same after lunch.
Mati kutu ooiiiii!!!!!!!
Shut up Shuttin' Up
I don't ask for much, I really don't. I just want him to put the seat down
What are you talking about 'you don't ask for much'? You ask for everything!
Well, I just want him to put the seat down when he goes to the bathroom at night.
I go in there and I sit down and it's cold and wet and there's more hair on his feet then on his head!
No, I like the hairs on the floor!
What are they doing?
Oh, there's a shag carpet everyday and this above the toilet. What are they so tall that they have to lean over? Is it that heavy?
It's so heavy
Oh my god their only good for one thing and we know what that is...
What is that?
Don't tell me
I keep forgetting
Just play the guitar
He's still talking to me about that vacation we took, he still wants the details.
Come on!
Like, I can't take it anymore. What am I suppose to do?
Did you throw away the pictures?
Oh, those pictures! If he saw those pictures, he'd have a heart attack!
Those guys were gorgeous
Oh were they ever, but he wants to know, 'where did you go, did you go to a bar, did you dance close, did you dance far?'
I know, 'what were you wearing?'
Oh my god, 'were they looking at you? who danced with you, did they come home with you? who drove you home? Were they younger then me, older then me, did they treat you better then me?'
But you know what?
Oh god it was awful!
I always tell him, 'honey, just shut up and play the guitar!'
Has he asked you to play a hooker?
Ah... I can't believe you're saying that, he does that to me all the time! All the time
They're all the same, it's sickening! Hookers, lipstick, big hair, makeup, the sluty outfits, mascara, false eye-lashes. The thing with the false eye-lashes! Does he want you to shave?
The whole thing, everything, dye things
Oh my, their all the same, I'm so sick of it. We're different, women are so different
The only thing is, we wouldn't get paid for it
Oh god, well, they pay for it okay
In the long run?
Oh, in the short run because they just have to play the guitar!
Do you find that he always want's attention, it's (constantly) always him him him him him ?
Constant attention
I can't take it, he comes home, and he wants me to caress him and tell him how great he is and this and this
Shut Up!
I love you, I love you, you're the best, there is no one else
Like really, how many time am I suppose to tell him that? All I want to do is relax, have a nice little drink
Shut Up!
Give him a little hug, but it always leads to something else
Yea, you can't just hug, you have to go on and on and then the comes out
It always turns sexual
Just Shut Up!
unbelievable it just goes on and on and on
Just Shut Up Shuttin' Up!
Their only good for one thing, just play the guitar!
SHUT UP! AH, JUST SHUT UP! MAN! SHUT UP SHUTTIN' UP! SHUT UP, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT IT, SHUT IT ALL UP. SHUT UP... SHUTTIN' UP!
What are you talking about 'you don't ask for much'? You ask for everything!
Well, I just want him to put the seat down when he goes to the bathroom at night.
I go in there and I sit down and it's cold and wet and there's more hair on his feet then on his head!
No, I like the hairs on the floor!
What are they doing?
Oh, there's a shag carpet everyday and this above the toilet. What are they so tall that they have to lean over? Is it that heavy?
It's so heavy
Oh my god their only good for one thing and we know what that is...
What is that?
Don't tell me
I keep forgetting
Just play the guitar
He's still talking to me about that vacation we took, he still wants the details.
Come on!
Like, I can't take it anymore. What am I suppose to do?
Did you throw away the pictures?
Oh, those pictures! If he saw those pictures, he'd have a heart attack!
Those guys were gorgeous
Oh were they ever, but he wants to know, 'where did you go, did you go to a bar, did you dance close, did you dance far?'
I know, 'what were you wearing?'
Oh my god, 'were they looking at you? who danced with you, did they come home with you? who drove you home? Were they younger then me, older then me, did they treat you better then me?'
But you know what?
Oh god it was awful!
I always tell him, 'honey, just shut up and play the guitar!'
Has he asked you to play a hooker?
Ah... I can't believe you're saying that, he does that to me all the time! All the time
They're all the same, it's sickening! Hookers, lipstick, big hair, makeup, the sluty outfits, mascara, false eye-lashes. The thing with the false eye-lashes! Does he want you to shave?
The whole thing, everything, dye things
Oh my, their all the same, I'm so sick of it. We're different, women are so different
The only thing is, we wouldn't get paid for it
Oh god, well, they pay for it okay
In the long run?
Oh, in the short run because they just have to play the guitar!
Do you find that he always want's attention, it's (constantly) always him him him him him ?
Constant attention
I can't take it, he comes home, and he wants me to caress him and tell him how great he is and this and this
Shut Up!
I love you, I love you, you're the best, there is no one else
Like really, how many time am I suppose to tell him that? All I want to do is relax, have a nice little drink
Shut Up!
Give him a little hug, but it always leads to something else
Yea, you can't just hug, you have to go on and on and then the comes out
It always turns sexual
Just Shut Up!
unbelievable it just goes on and on and on
Just Shut Up Shuttin' Up!
Their only good for one thing, just play the guitar!
SHUT UP! AH, JUST SHUT UP! MAN! SHUT UP SHUTTIN' UP! SHUT UP, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT IT, SHUT IT ALL UP. SHUT UP... SHUTTIN' UP!
Monday, July 11, 2005
MCKK Centenary Celebration Day 26 March 2005
Due to work and too many pictures to go through (read: censor), finally found the right pictures of MCKK's 100 years celebration to be posted in my blog. Sorry for the delay.
The flyer (front)
The flyer (back)
The night before the event. Class of 86 gathering at a go-kart track in Ipoh (after makan-makan)
Racing time!!! Jostling for the quickest kart and not the dud
Prior to the main event. The guy on the left is George, class of 79. He's a song writer, going by the name of ???. Fulltime he works for the Government, my S.O for the environmental works I'm doing. Cronyism? Heh heh.
The gajahs which brought the surat watikah. Huh??
Class of 86 on the royal stage together with Hani Mohsin, class of 82 "Saya nak beli huruf M" of Roda Impian fame.
All in about 40+ of us came back for the celebration from the 120 odd members. Not all could be captured on camera as some of them were busy with work (siapa suruh jadi volunteers?)
Am I in the pictures? Yes, in some of them. Cari sendirilah beb!
The flyer (front)
The flyer (back)
The night before the event. Class of 86 gathering at a go-kart track in Ipoh (after makan-makan)
Racing time!!! Jostling for the quickest kart and not the dud
Prior to the main event. The guy on the left is George, class of 79. He's a song writer, going by the name of ???. Fulltime he works for the Government, my S.O for the environmental works I'm doing. Cronyism? Heh heh.
The gajahs which brought the surat watikah. Huh??
Class of 86 on the royal stage together with Hani Mohsin, class of 82 "Saya nak beli huruf M" of Roda Impian fame.
All in about 40+ of us came back for the celebration from the 120 odd members. Not all could be captured on camera as some of them were busy with work (siapa suruh jadi volunteers?)
Am I in the pictures? Yes, in some of them. Cari sendirilah beb!
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Laguna Seca Weekend
MotoGP will be making its appearance at Laguna Seca (LS)after a lapse of 10 years. Local boys Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards will try to upstage "The Doctor" on their homeground. Can they do it? Oh ya, live telecast will be at 5.00 am (our) local time on Monday. Starworld better not screw up again for motorcycle fans' sake. Prediction - Rossi to win again
LS is an interesting track, especially at the corkscrew. Downhill corner with two off camber chicanes continous flow. It's make or break (a bone or two) if you don't read it properly.
I visited the track back in 1991 when I rode down from mid-west with a couple of friends just to watch an AMA Superbike race. Missed 1 week of class. Gilakan?
Update
1st : Nicky Hayden
2nd : Colin Edwards
3rd : Rossi
LS is an interesting track, especially at the corkscrew. Downhill corner with two off camber chicanes continous flow. It's make or break (a bone or two) if you don't read it properly.
I visited the track back in 1991 when I rode down from mid-west with a couple of friends just to watch an AMA Superbike race. Missed 1 week of class. Gilakan?
Update
1st : Nicky Hayden
2nd : Colin Edwards
3rd : Rossi
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Lagu Wajib
Boy oh boy...it's been some time since I visited a karaoke joint (the clean family one la, not the OTHER type..ish, otak blue/kuning la korang ni). Ok, my voice (and style) will not win me any votes in AF or M'sian Idol..but who cares, right? I wanna sing my blues away!!!!
The eccentricity (is there such a word?) in me will not allow me to sing the latest songs in the chart (ok, ada la once in a while) but of the oldies, which is good coz I know most of them anyway.
The lyrics below are for a song yang sedang berkumandang diudara, oops sorry..playing in my mind la. Whatever it is, this has always been my lagu wajib...mesti kena cari punya kalau pi karaoke. Cara nak nyanyi? Selamba aje..malas style.
LOLA
I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola
C-o-l-a cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
L-o-l-a Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said dear boy I'm gonna make you a man
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Recorded by "Kinks"
Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies ©Hill & Range Songs, Inc. - BMI
Album: "Lola Versus Powerman & The Moneygoround" - 1970
The eccentricity (is there such a word?) in me will not allow me to sing the latest songs in the chart (ok, ada la once in a while) but of the oldies, which is good coz I know most of them anyway.
The lyrics below are for a song yang sedang berkumandang diudara, oops sorry..playing in my mind la. Whatever it is, this has always been my lagu wajib...mesti kena cari punya kalau pi karaoke. Cara nak nyanyi? Selamba aje..malas style.
LOLA
I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola
C-o-l-a cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
L-o-l-a Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said dear boy I'm gonna make you a man
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Recorded by "Kinks"
Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies ©Hill & Range Songs, Inc. - BMI
Album: "Lola Versus Powerman & The Moneygoround" - 1970
Monday, July 04, 2005
USS Nimitz - 3 July 2005
A couple of weeks back, on my rounds in Putrajaya, decided to stop by Wisma Putra to meet up with Gary, a good friend of mine (budak koleq jugak). Over a glass of teh tarik he suddenly said to me, keep one of the coming sundays free. Can't tell you now.
Wednesday got a call from him, " Gimme your particulars, need to run a background check on you."
"What for?"
"You'll know tomorrow"
He didn't call on the supposed day but called me up on Friday.
"Read the papers? Nimitz is in town. YOU are going on board this Sunday with me."
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
USS Nimitz (a nuclear powered aircraft carrier) is currently berthed at Port Klang from Thursday and will be leaving today. Nimitz is on a 6 month deployment and current heading : unknown. Their last port of call was in Guam.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity of a lifetime to get on board the USS NImitz. Thanks Gary, for pulling some strings to get me the clearance to visit her.
We were given special treatment from the time we arrived until we left. While others walked from the designated parking lot, we were driven and accompanied by US Embassy staff right up to the gangway. Security was very tight with many checkpoints along the way manned by our navy and the US marines. While others were stopped we just breezed through. Many thanks also to Mr. Ravi and Pn Leni (digress a bit - Leni went to the same school with me during the primary years, secondary she was at SMS Taiping and we used to take the same warrant train during the school holidays. So it was a surprise to meet her once again after almost 19 years of no contact), the Embassy people.
The visit was closed to the public. However, we could see many civilians there. From what I found, they were from ALAM, KPA and families of US Embassy staff. I could not see any dignataries as they could have visited earlier during the week.
The banner says it all
The Admiral's cap that I got
Starboard side (gangway here)
Nimitz's Tower (Starboard side)
Nimitz's Tower (Port side -from flight deck)
Warning Sign
Nimitz's Tower (Looking down stern -from flight deck)
View aft from Vulture's Row (where off duty staff watch the activities on flight deck)
View stern from Vulture's Row
Admiral's Bridge (called Flag Bridge)
Marine Squadron "Red Devils" - coloured painted tail belongs to the Boss F18 C
Navy's "Top Hat" Squadron Super Hornets
Navy's "Black Aces" Squadron Super Hornets
Call sign "Jar Jar". Binks?
Eyes in the Sky - Hawkeye
The civilians are Embassy staff, the navy guy was our guide Chief Petty Officer Scott
Finally, the escort vessel, USS Princeton
F14 Tomcats have been phased out of service on the Nimitz. They now run F18 Hornets and Super Hornets. Other planes we could see on board were the Sea Hawks and A6 Prowlers/Intruders.
Wednesday got a call from him, " Gimme your particulars, need to run a background check on you."
"What for?"
"You'll know tomorrow"
He didn't call on the supposed day but called me up on Friday.
"Read the papers? Nimitz is in town. YOU are going on board this Sunday with me."
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!
USS Nimitz (a nuclear powered aircraft carrier) is currently berthed at Port Klang from Thursday and will be leaving today. Nimitz is on a 6 month deployment and current heading : unknown. Their last port of call was in Guam.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity of a lifetime to get on board the USS NImitz. Thanks Gary, for pulling some strings to get me the clearance to visit her.
We were given special treatment from the time we arrived until we left. While others walked from the designated parking lot, we were driven and accompanied by US Embassy staff right up to the gangway. Security was very tight with many checkpoints along the way manned by our navy and the US marines. While others were stopped we just breezed through. Many thanks also to Mr. Ravi and Pn Leni (digress a bit - Leni went to the same school with me during the primary years, secondary she was at SMS Taiping and we used to take the same warrant train during the school holidays. So it was a surprise to meet her once again after almost 19 years of no contact), the Embassy people.
The visit was closed to the public. However, we could see many civilians there. From what I found, they were from ALAM, KPA and families of US Embassy staff. I could not see any dignataries as they could have visited earlier during the week.
The banner says it all
The Admiral's cap that I got
Starboard side (gangway here)
Nimitz's Tower (Starboard side)
Nimitz's Tower (Port side -from flight deck)
Warning Sign
Nimitz's Tower (Looking down stern -from flight deck)
View aft from Vulture's Row (where off duty staff watch the activities on flight deck)
View stern from Vulture's Row
Admiral's Bridge (called Flag Bridge)
Marine Squadron "Red Devils" - coloured painted tail belongs to the Boss F18 C
Navy's "Top Hat" Squadron Super Hornets
Navy's "Black Aces" Squadron Super Hornets
Call sign "Jar Jar". Binks?
Eyes in the Sky - Hawkeye
The civilians are Embassy staff, the navy guy was our guide Chief Petty Officer Scott
Finally, the escort vessel, USS Princeton
F14 Tomcats have been phased out of service on the Nimitz. They now run F18 Hornets and Super Hornets. Other planes we could see on board were the Sea Hawks and A6 Prowlers/Intruders.
