When Pigs Fly

As the saying goes "when pigs fly"... and here they are:

So, watch what you say. It may just happen!

Pssst... tomorrow's a working day...

"Pssst... it's back to work tomorrow, bud..."

"D'oh!"

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Have a Leapin' Dragon Year!

Enjoy the Dragon year to the fullest, folks! And don't worry, I don't think the world will end just yet! :)

Revolutionary Evasion

Eric Schmidt on Sergey Brin: ...he evaded my guidance. And as a result, built a multimillion-dollar business.

from the book that I'm currently reading every night before I sleep: Googled. The End of the World As We Know It.

Personal Computing in Graphs

Looking at the chart below, it's mighty interesting how mobile computing has beaten the number of PCs shipped in such a short time. My heart goes to the Atari ST... my very first PC which I abandoned in favour of an Intel-powered PC almost 2 decades ago...

via @legalnomads.

Historically Fake

I'm totally perplexed that part of the history lessons that I had gone through during my school days was conjured out of people's imaginations and this had to be my second blog post of 2012... the year the Mayans will invade us from space, harvest all our minerals and farm us like batteries to power they toys... or did I get that wrong, too?

Ahem, anyways, I had heard that Hang Tuah and gang were myths some time back but didn't believe it because they were historical heroes in our history books but now that it was made official, I rest my case. Hang  Tuah and gang shall go down in history like Wong Fei Hung and gang...

via The Star Online.

Welcome, 2012!

2012 shall be the beginning of a better world and not the end of it! Happy New Year!

Manually Shifting to Automatic Transmission

Huuuuuh? Did I read this correctly? From May 2012, there will be two types of driving licenses... a manual transmission one and an automatic transmission one... If I'm not careful, I might think that if I have a manual transmission driving license, I can't drive a car with auto transmission... and will there be a summon if a person with an auto transmission license is caught driving a car with manual transmission?

Automatically confused. Both ingenious and insane.

via The Star Online

Almost All New Ringgit Notes while RM20 Makes a Comeback

According to The Star Online, Bank Negara will issue new bank notes for all denominations save for RM50 in mid-2012. The RM20 which was long been removed from circulation will be returning.

La Nina and Monsoon Tag Team

Be careful out there, fellow Malaysians living in the Klang Valley! The monsoon and La Nina are about to unleash their forces upon us, bringing strong winds and severe thunderstorms. Take care and be safe!

via Star Online.

21 Jump Street the Movie

What? I was shocked while checking out apple.com/trailers! After the immediate shock, I was hoping there would be Johnny Depp in it... a quick check at IMdB proved that he is in it... but only as a cameo. :( After going through the trailer, I was sort of disappointed... it's more like a comedy than the cool and sombre TV series. Check it out for yourselves here:

Cabs Driven by Women for Women

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Datuk Heng Seai Kie (phew, what a mouthful!) launched the new initiative where designated female-driven cabs will be picking up ONLY women or women with children and senior citizens. This appears to come in time of increased crime rates and I would say a welcome move. This is a call-in service with three companies taking part: Destination Transport, Zalnas Sdn Bhd and Koperasi Pengangkutan Putrajaya dan Cyberjaya.

At the moment there are 50 women taxi drivers. Heng encouraged more women to take part, particularly single mothers, housewives and retirees. She expected at least 400 women taxi drivers in Klang Valley eventually. Interested parties could call 03-8024 0507, 03-2692 6000 and 03-88884020, though I'm not sure if these lines are for those interested in being taxi drivers or the numbers to book these special cabs.


via The Star Online.

Clouds above the Malaysian sky...

Was driving down South for a meeting yesterday and noticed that the clouds were rather interesting, so I took a photo with my HTC Desire mobile phone. After putting the photo through picplz's new editing features of cropping and rotating, here's the original:

If these clouds were in Russia*, they would look like this:

*assuming the Russian Toy Camera filter in picplz turns a photo Russian. ;)

The Unwelcome Guest

Ever so subtle, your host may drop a hint here and there when you have over spent your welcome...

Mission: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

I was a huge fan of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series even when I was way too underage to watch these intense psychological thrillers. Today I was in the mood to look for the theme song in Youtube and here it is:

While I was at it, I saw the Mission: Impossible theme there as well, another series that I'm a huge fan of: