Make a Date with Joanne Lee

From the photos, you can tell,

Amber Chia is slightly taller than Anwar.

Joanne, a CanonMalaysian has a whole wardrobe of Nike T's.

Joanne is short sighted and looks the same in all her photos.

Joanne only likes local celebrities.

Joanne is closer to Amber than to Anwar.

Joanne proves that you do not have to work in Canon to have photos with some famous people.

Joanne I heard today is a fitness junkie and work out in fitness centres several times a week. She first started this bad habit several years ago when she felt she could not keep up with her husband physically.

I wonder whether she knows my friend Ian Cheang.

Oh yes, before I forget. Joanne is organising a get together with some ex-Canon people, CanonMalaysians.

The occassion will be a buffet lunch Holiday Villa on the 24th April 2010.

So far, the names of those probably coming include Louis Lee, Jeeneze Lee, Calvyn Laang, Rocky Loot, Angela Woon, Andrew Kong, Richard Yeow, Cheng Siew Ho, Chua Hock Keat, Brenda Kua. These are still early days. A lot more should be notified and be coming in. She mentioned the dim sum buffet is RM30.00 ++.

Joanne requests that you write on her facebook profile for her to keep track. You have a facebook account, don't you. Even an old uncle like me does.

By the way, both Amber and Anwar can't make it next month.

Teh Meng Chee; Rest in Peace Brother.

I received this from Edmond Liew yesterday morning. The first of many.

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I think it originated from Jack Lim.

Dear All,

Very sad to inform that Mr. Teh Meng Chee passed on peacefully on 23 inst. evening. Wake on 24(Wed) n 25(Thur) at residence: 17 Jln 12/38E, Tmn. Sri Sinar, Segambut, 51200 K.L. Funeral mass at 10.30am on 26(Fri) at Jesus Caritas Church, Jln. Kepong Baru, KL. Fm: Jack Lim.

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Teh Meng Chee and me were never close although our offices were just next to each other when we were both in Canon in Wisma Avon. I now have lost the opportunity to get to know him better.

The little I know about Teh, I found him consistently pleasant, polite and have a sunny disposition indeed. He is one of those managers I know who made it a habit to see resellers and consumers without hesitation. I have so far never heard a negative comment on him from his staff; those that I know.

May you Rest in Peace, my brother.

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The Sting. The Movie

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I watched this movie earlier today on Astro. I can't remember watching this 30 over years ago. I guess maybe I did not!

This one came out in 1973. A classic now.

Robert Redford and Paul Newman. What can go wrong? This one was after the other classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

I guess it is just me. I just can't seem to get it. The Oscar winning film did not move me in any way. Despite its reputation, it is not gripping, keeping you at the edge of your seat in anticipation or anything.

Otherwise, you know this is a story of one conman being wronged with his friend/partner getting killed and he teamed up with another hero to stage a big time sting operation to get back. A big con, so it seems.

Really good looking guys, this two. Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Should it be if in my dreams I can choose to look like either one of them, I'll take Paul. Incidentally the women in this movie were pretty plain and dowdy looking. I guess to not take away the two gentlemen's attractive looks.

What prompted me to watch, naturally was the reputation of this classic movie. I watched James Dean's East of Eden a couple of months back and that too did not appear magical.

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Did you remember this other movie done 20 years later starring Robert Redford and Demi Moore. Demi Moore was so beautiful in this movie. Indecent Proposal.

Here billionaire Robert's character offered husband and wife, Demi's character USD1 million for a night with the wife.

I guess today Ashton Kutcher sees Demi as I saw her in 1993.

The Computer Shoppe has Moved!

The company I am with Stone-Mashe Sdn Bhd attempted a retail store some years back.

The store had 2 identities; a Hewlett-Packard Original Cartridge Store and The Computer Shoppe.

This store based in Danau Desa in Taman Desa has moved. The following 3 photos should tell us the story of the exodus.


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This picture was the notice on the shutters.


Some of you may know Ming Hong and Jeremy.
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The new place is 2 doors away from my current office in Desa Business Park, Taman Desa.
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There will be a change in store identity. The new place is now undergoing some finishing touches and when done, I shall put up another report with some fresh photos.
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Cheers!

Is There Room in Science for God

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In the Star newspaper yesterday, I read an interview by Wong Chun Wai with the great Stephen Hawking.

The answer to this question fascinated me somewhat.

You are a man of science. Is there room for God?

The question is, is the way the universe began chosen by God for reasons we can’t understand, or was it determined by a law of science? I believe the second.

If you like, you can call the laws of science God, but it wouldn’t be a personal God that you could meet, and ask questions, though if there were such a God, I would like to ask how ever did He think of anything as complicated as M-theory in 11 dimensions

Jeradyne told me. "He could very well be the most intelligent dead person in Hell!"

Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years, taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009. He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and a Distinguished Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks

Sex Addiction?

Is there such a thing as 'sex addiction'?

If there is, can it only happen when you can caught? I can't get close enough to Tiger Woods and Ashley Cole to check.

Wikipedia says "Sexual addiction refers to a phenomenon in which individuals report being unable to manage their sexual behavior. It has also been called "sexual dependency," and "sexual compulsivity."

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So when Tiger met Joslyn James and the dozen like her, he was unable to manage his sexual behaviour.

Yeah right!

Ok now, if there is such a thing, how does rehab work. I understand they have this 14 steps or so of like detoxification. You are not supposed to have sex. Absolutely no masturbation. Its like they wean you off a drug addiction. Yah, cold turkey!

Do you know if the pharmaceutical companies are working hard in their labs to come up with a counter Viagra. Let's see, can we name it Argaiv? Looks and sounds cool.

Maybe it would be yellow in color. So like if you see a girl like this in Sungei Wang, and if you are unfortunately being afflicted with this condition, you retrieve from your pocket and pop this yellow little pill into your mouth. Then close your eyes and look retarded for 15 minutes and walla, you're okay. Of course, by now the chick would have gone. She won't be still standing like this and staring at you. And remember about the masturbation abstinence part.

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Can a woman be afflicted with this unfortunate condition as well?

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"No Mr Husband/Boyfriend, that good looking hunk does not mean anything to me. Now that you caught me, I must admit I have this sex addiction problem that I have been hiding from you. Really, I was with him for the sex only.

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Yes, I think I should check into rehab like some celebrity. You can pay ahr?"

The Rakyat should be made aware of the "Real Situations"

Indeed, your questions should be answered.

Indeed the Rakyat should be made aware of the "real situations". The opposition has been alleged, maybe correctly, to politicizing events and lies were told to the constituents, the people. The government warned us of not falling into deceptions by Pakatan Rakyat and their sympathizers. Well, okay. Why not do something! Tell us! Answer our questions! Erase our doubts!

Instead of explaining privately to the MPs of Australia, why not explain officially to all of us; via the existing media.

Amongst others, my facebook friends has legitimate questions and these same questions are asked over and over again. There is no way that the authorities do not know about the Rakyat's concerns. Are the questions too difficult to explain? And if they are, then something is not right!

Jullie mentioned that the 3 women caned were supposed to be for adultery. Then why aren't the men being punished as well?

Sean mentioned that sex outside the sanctity of marriage and sodomy can't be as serious as corruption. Why are the courts and the government not concentrating on the really important stuff and waste the courts' time and the rakyat's money. And what kind of outdated laws do we have.

Ivan mentioned that what motives can the 2 convicted policemen have to blow up the Mongolian woman. He would like to know.

Jeeneze mentioned about the secrecy shrouded in the case of the 3 women being caned. Nobody seemed to know anything about the proceedings. Then a conviction was arrived at and the caning was done. And the women repented. Really?

Joanne too wondered about the dubious outcome of the Mongolian murder trial.

What happened to this old adage of "Things must not be just done right. They must be seen to be done right!" or something to that effect.

This Facebook page has 5 million fans already?

I Don't Care About your Farm, or your Fish or your Park or your Mafia.

We also DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR CAFE, ZOO, OR YOUR SORORITY!

















Now do we also have,

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"Will Maxis, Celcom and Digi stop charging on voice-mails that nobody ever use" Page?

Aussie MPs and I do not know real situation

In The Star newspaper today,

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Government, through Wisma Putra, will explain the “real situation” to the Australian MPs who had called for the sodomy case against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be dropped, said the Prime Minister.

“We will explain and engage with the Australian MPs. Wisma Putra will handle it. I don’t think they know the real situation,” said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Gerakan’s Chinese New Year open house here on Sunday.

Najib said this when asked to comment on the Australian MPs who had lodged a formal protest urging Malaysia to drop the sodomy charge in the interest of building “confidence in the impartial rule of law in Malaysia”.

Almost 60 Australian MPs, including frontbenchers from both sides of the divide, had signed a letter in support of Anwar

I am certainly not aware that there is a "real situation".

If there is, then the current situation is .. maybe not "real"?.

Okay, if that being so, let the authority explain to all and sundry; me inclusive. I am sure there are others who would be interested to know the "real situation" other than the 60 Australian MPs.

Gong Xi Fa Cai 2010

This is It! This is the 1st day of the rest of your life. And it begins with the year of the Tiger.

"Gong Xi Fa Cai!"

On 29 March 1969, Lulu represented the United Kingdom by performing the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" at the Eurovision Song Contest. She won!

That song is about the silliest song I know. I think I've mentioned it before earlier.

And you would've thought she would have repented after that. What do you know? She came up with another stinker "I Am a Tiger". Watch the video?




Again, I must say I was pretty smitten by her when she acted and sang in the movie "To Sir With Love" way back when I was like 16 years old.

Thinking of Food

I am going to search a bit later to see if there is a song "Thinking of Food".

Incidentally Thinking of You by Katy Perry is a really sad song.

Chinese New Year is around the corner and how can anyone not be surrounded and constantly be offered food in abundance. I am not saying I do not like it. I of course enjoy the CNY treats by Hewlett-Packard and Canon and more to come from the other brands and friends as well.

I am not obese or fat. However I would like to be slimmer, if possible.

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That brings me to this question on if I should follow the widely brandished around advice. "Eat a big Breakfast!". It is extremely difficult for me to accept the wisdom of this advice.

I know they try to impress you with words like metabolic rates, adrenalin, cortisol, etc. And they try to convince you that being satisfied early in the morning will make you not go hungry easily and therefore overeat later in the day. Also like you may have jump started your metabolism and started to burn calories early or something.

Being a simple person, I am inclined to believe that eating a big meal regardless of the time of the day is bad news, especially a big breakfast. In fact, I think it is kind of silly.

See, breakfast is usually eaten in the morning (duh?) and is usually eaten alone. At this time, you are usually not so hungry if you are not used to eating big. Relatively easy to control the meal size.

Lunch is usually with friends and colleagues and customers. With all these people feeding their faces, and talking and talking, how can you not get carried away.

Dinner is with the family at home usually. No wives or domestic cooks will cook just enough food. See what I mean. Food in abundance again to tempt you no end.

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Okay, I think fundamentally, this big breakfast thingy is based on a false assumption. That is, it assume that people do not eat or do not eat much when they are not hungry. Do you really think this assumption is true?!

Look at these pictures of your lunches and dinners!

HP CNY Lou Sang with Me

I did a post on this free food given by Hewlett Packard last year.

Well, it happened again last week Thursday. This time it was in Grand Palace Restaurant in Pavillion, Bukit Bintang.

Awesome food (abalone, of course) and awesome people.

We have so many familiar resellers, just like last year. Nobody seemed to have given up this business that everybody says is so tough. Why arh?

I spotted Kathie and hubby Tang, Teh Kim Sai and wife Teresa, Jackie and son Jan something. Michelle and brother Thomas Hwang (my drink kaki some time back). Eric and wife from Enrich Oriental Media, Kow and wife, Ken Ngee and wife.

A lot of people seemed to bring their wives. Goes to show that these HP functions have no serious actions.

Of course, we too have Loke and Shirley as well as Lee Becon and the other boss.

Kym Lim was there. Beautiful, elegant, attractive and effervescent. And I think still available!

Now that Yan Yoke Ping is leading the charge in Samsung, HP has a brand new Country General Manager Bernard Chiang to try to put a spanner in the works on Samsung World Domination.

You won't believe me. But all the HP staff are good looking. I find it hard to believe either.

Wang Wei Ling, Channel Manager. Kelvin Chin, David (car enthusiast), June, witty Ethan, and big man Wong Kai Hong.

Thank you guys from Hewlett-Packard. Let's do it again next year.

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Pictures from my Samsung camera phone are not exactly like from a DSLR. Excuse..

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Incidentally, we were being wisely told that when we park our cars in a mall, we must remember the way in so that we can retrace back to find our cars.

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Horrors! In Pavillion, after 10.30pm, they close up 2/3 of the place and it reminded me of Moses wandering in the Sinai desert a long time ago.

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And I quote a small section of what Art Harun said recently.

The international community is already observing this sordid affair of charging the leader of the opposition for sodomy. The absolute incredulity is complete when it is known that sodomy takes place in abundance in a certain part of our capital, Kuala Lumpur, each hour of the night and probably even the day too and yet there is absolutely no effort to arrest the perpetrator of this offence.

That this totally private act is an offence in itself is a cause for scornful remark by jurists and observers. In our charge for development, it is disappointing to note that the government will dispatch no less than the Solicitor General 2 plus a host of assistants to handle this wholly trivial charge.

However, I suppose, the prerogative to charge any person for offences lies with the Attorney General and I shall make no question as to his wisdom for choosing to pursue this charge.

Taking Note Rather than Taking Notes

Wong Choon Heng seems to be coming back soon. Good to get away from cold England for a while.





Canon just had its Annual Dinner this year and now we have hundreds of hundreds of photos on Facebook. Quite a big number of young good looking people now. Kind of reminds me of the coming Grammy Awards.

Roger Federer won again, this time what, 16 Grand Slams titles. Andy Murray lost. Now England has to wait for more than 74 years for the next English Grand Slam winner.
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Murray said,

"Firstly, congratulations Roger, his achievements in tennis are incredible," he said. "He was a lot better than me tonight.

"Hopefully, one time I can come back and win here," he added, his voice breaking. "I got great support back home the last couple of weeks. Sorry I couldn't do it for you tonight but ..."
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Murray could barely finish his thank you, explaining: "I can cry like Roger; it's just a shame I can't play like him."

3 days ago, I attended the Canon SOHO Printers/AIO Fax Seminar in Grand Dorsett, Subang. Yes, the former Sheraton Subang. Because I was taking note rather than taking notes, and in view of my advanced age, the following information needs verifications.

Canon inkjet printers in Malaysia and elsewhere has been in the Number 1 position since the 2nd World War. Samsung world domination plans in Malaysia may not materialize tomorrow! They are talking about local market share in excess of 70%!

Canon's single function laser printer was very close to be in the number 1 position last year coming within a whisker's distance. Canon's laser fax was number 1 again last year achieving again over a 50% market share!

The ambitious plan this year is to DOUBLE Canon laser SOHO AIO market share. This should see them into the mid twenties figure. And the general strategy is deep and multiple penetrations into the IT market.


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While writing this, I turned around and looked at my TV and wow, Lady Gaga's dress on the Red Carpet was spectacular. White barb wire fencing around the body?

I too saw Katy Perry and Russell Brand, my favourite couple at the moment.

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Let me leave you with this thought.

If you truly love somebody, you should let her go. However do not waste time and promptly go out and have the time of your life, because she may just come back and belong to you forever within a week! - Stanley 2010.

A Follow Up on my last Post

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The music mogul's all-star cover of REM's hit 'Everybody Hurts' - which is being released to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti - will now take centre stage at the music awards 30th anniversary ceremony on February 16, after bosses reorganised the evening's line-up to clear a space for the song.

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At the moment, it is unclear whether the musicians will all be present to perform together at the BRITs, or if a video will be aired instead.

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http://entertainment.malaysia.msn.com/Celebrity/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3826436

Simon Cowell and Everybody Hurts

I understand Simon Cowell is currently very busy organising a super charity single in aid of Haiti earthquake victims. This single is Everybody Hurts originally done by REM.

So far, the confirmed big names include Rod Stewart, Leona Lewis, JLS and Michael Buble.

The other fellows he is talking with are Will Young, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Take That, George Michael and Sir Paul McCartney.

This event will be a bit of a rush as the single should be out by the end of this month.

All proceeds go to the Disasters Emergency Committee and The Sun's Helping Haiti campaign.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who asked Simon to organise the single, will waive the VAT.
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And REM do not want royalties from the track
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Here below is the original version by REM. I can't help but believe that Simon Cowell is more impressed with the song than I am. But what do I know!



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And this of course, is Leona Lewis.
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Nothing could have been so blatant.

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It was quite a pleasant surprise to read Marina Mahathir's article in The Star this morning.

Tun Mahathir mentioned a little while back that the allah issue should not be settled in court. I disagree and well, his daughter too.

Marina is also not too happy with our governmental leaders' actions or inactions.

I recommend that you read what she has to say. Click on the link below to read the full article.

Nothing could have been so blatant in catering to an unruly crowd than the permission to hold demos against a court decision

What sort of justice system do we have if anyone can disrespect court decisions by holding demos against them? There are legal avenues to pursue: why do we not educate people to do just that?

Thus far, no government leader has straightforwardly said that not only is the burning of any house of worship against the law, but it is also un-Islamic.

Sadly, it is clear that there are too few of our leaders engaged in building peace among our people, but they are in fact more interested in keeping us divided.


http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2010/1/20/columnists/musings/5496543&sec=musings

The Silliest Song

I went over to wake somebody up this morning.

I wanted to sing the silliest song that comes to mind and "Boom Bang a Bang" popped up!

This song was done by Lulu in 1969. Tell me if you do not think it has to be really silly.



Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are songs that you do not want to know too.

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Lulu is 61 years old now. Actually in 1967 in the movie To Sir with Love starring Sidney Poitier, she acted and sang the title song. I was real impressed then. I was a teenager and the song was so emotional for me. I fell in love with her then. Those days, I fall in love with all women who sing and especially if they play the guitar as well.

Then came Boom Bang a Bang in 1969. What was she thinking! Would you believe this song won the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest?! What was everybody thinking!

Later she got wiser and this one with Ronan Keating was much much better.

You Should See This Boy

I first saw this recently from a facebook post that JayRock Chia did.

As some of you are not facebookers and are not a facebook friend of JRC, let me share this with you on my blog.




You do know this song is "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz; right?

What Say You, Mr Ulamas

It is heartening to note that we have quite some people of all races giving out stalks of flowers in Bukit Bintang. And much as I do not like the megalomaniacal and manipulative Tun Mahathir, I am real happy to note that Marina Mahathir was there too.

And in today's papers, we have:

About 1,000 worshippers at the Catholic Church of Assumption in Kuala Lumpur, one of the four targeted, were briefed by parish priest Phillips Muthu on the incident and told to be patient.

"I told them we don't want to blame any people, any quarter, any religion. We are peaceful and we are here to offer our prayer for the nation," he told reporters at the church, where the fire damaged part of the grounds.

I am of the opinion that we have heard enough from the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the Opposition leaders as well.

It will help greatly, I am certain; if non political religious leaders speak out to support religious tolerances and mutual respect for each others' faiths.

"What say you, Mr Ulamas"

Well, also more from the other priests as well? Organize press conferences?

Christians and Muslims may not listen to their parents, bosses, boyfriends, girlfriends, siblings, the Prime Minister etc. But they sure do listen to their religious leaders.

Katy Perry did not waste any time?

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Perry and Brand, who have been dating since September 2009, got engaged on the New Year’s Eve during a vacation in India. And now Perry has sparked reports that the two are set to start a family after posting a message on social networking site Twitter.com, reports celebrifi.com.

Katy Perry 26, and Russell Brand 35, are two of my favourite people. I hope the rumors were true.

SwitJeremy Dinner Event - Live On Stage

Shall we just let the pictures tell the story?