‘manuel @ 7ven

It’s so humiliating looking at my own blog. i can’t help but to notice how ugly and crappy it went….it went from crap to crappier..and to the crappiest. then there were some very long breaks in between….so long till mushrooms and house flies don’t bother to hang around anymore. but that’s not the just it…it then, went back to the crappiest, and then to the less crappy and strrrrrraaaaaaaaight to nothingwasposted.
sigh..i guess I’m not so much of a writer eh..
but i was truly truly busy at work for the pass few weeks. work at the office really stole most of my quality time.

nevertheless, i am trying not to succumb to my office workload too much, and typing this particular post out is one of my tries.
at this very moment, what I’m looking forward to is my next, coming breakaway….

it’s gonna be so much fun…
Woo-Hoo!!

How many of u guys still remember takuya kimura. guess i don’t need to ask the gurls. most of them are most probably screaming already when i first mentioned his name. Always remember him from the series "Beautiful Life". But only recently i saw him again in this commercial:

Soon after that i found myself in a shop, paying for a GATSBY:MOVIN RUBBER. The influence of media over me…

Saw this quote somewhere. It’s like it’s trying to tell me something…hmmmm

"Insanity:  doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein

it’s the end of the week and so far it hasn’t been any good. for instance, my car broke down a couple days ago on my way to work. at times like this, boy, i wish my car can just TRANSFORM!!..*ehk ehk ohk arhk arhk~~* and walk me to work after that..

no matter how bad the week was, it won’t bring me down. yea.. since young i was taught to always count my blessings. i can’t say I’m a pro in doing so..but I’m still learning. it’s not easy sometimes you know…nevertheless I’m keen in finding out how much can Emmanuel, The Cheong take it.

somehow, this few months has alot to do with the number ‘3′….spiderman 3, pirates 3, shrek 3(not to forget there’s 3little pigs and 3 blind mice in it)….yea even ocean13 has the number 3 in it. i’ve watched 3 of the shows and i don’t think i’m destined to watch ocean13 yet, since i haven’t watch ocean12.
i’m glad i can still catch time to watch some of the shows, as i can foresee that this coming week will be more busy compared to last week. alot more to be done at work by end of next week. sigh…SO! i’m gonna put in 3ple the amount of effort and squeeze out every ounce of brain juice out of me. Therefore if u, my dear friends, ever see me on msn…please don’t shy away from me, give me some words of encouragements and perhaps, a couple of *hugs* or *muaks* or *smile* or *cheers* or….or….ok that’s enough. i got so many to post but not till after i complete all my work. I’ll be back!!

when you find that you’re getting to tired or stressed up with work, a good way to relax(not too much. just a little) is to chat(being lame is encouraged) with someone. recently king2x and i figure out a way to chat…which can be quite fun(the lamer the better). Here, i posted part of our chat…it’s long. so read or skip as u wish

NOTE: 1: The following chatting type can be quite addictive in practice. Please find  other way to relax during office hour if u have weak self-control….in other words, Pandai pandailer.
2: The following chat posted may not be in proper English grammar. If any error spotted, it should be taken as example of "THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD NOT DO!"

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
just wan to ask have you went to eat
if  u haven’t, buy some sushi cos got seaweed
if not u can go for bread which made with wheat
then only ur stomach wont be empty without sesame seed
Emmanuel says:
very kind of u to ask me if i have eaten,
it’ll be a lie if i tell u i haven’t,
went to burger king for some burger portion,
never knew it so hot there, not like heaven

how bout u my friend, sudah makan?
there was a lucky draw at BK restaurant,
but alas, I’m not a lucky man,
all i got was just a silly pen

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
yes my fren, me too, already eaten
take bus to a market with lots of kitten
order a plate of rice full with chicken
after finish full like heaven

after eating bought a cup of avocado juice
they say this product is made by Jews
i feel shocked and said is Jews made by Juice
the seller told me is Juice made by Jews

Emmanuel says:
oh boy, that statement is indeed confusing,
so is the juice made before importing?
or is it done locally by some Jews mixing?
no, wait..is that sales person a kind noble singh?

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
hey dude I’ve watched Spider man
now he is so strong ,he can swing like a hen
want his signature but i dun have a pen
then i realize the screen is showing the end

Emmanuel says:
haha…dun be silly it’s only a movie,
u dun expect spider man will come for the movie,
but i enjoy it as much as my mummy,
in fact i love every bit of it fully.

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
today so sien cos i finished all my tasks
wan to search for more work but dunno how to ask
sitting whole day, boring like a vase
how i wish the time can faster pass

Emmanuel says:
ohh…no wonder so early u started such conversation,
looks like some one is free with not much motion,
if your looking for some rhyming action,
time shall pass fast with such communication

hey, this conversation is getting good,
can i post this up if it’s not too rude,
it’ll be a good idea to post this instead of those dirty nude,
please approve me, my dear dude

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
sure my fren, post it to the website
better than letting all this words flow to the seaside
let ppl read their eyes will grow wide
sure they will laugh and say that we are two stupid egg white

Emmanuel says:
dun worry, I’ll try to correct whatever mistake,
i will think that this is good work break,
rather than gaining weight eating cake,
further more, a weather this hot….who would wanna bake.

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
sit too long, my back is now aching
where will all this message will u be posting
after posting please let me get knowing
then i can go to the site and do some reading

Emmanuel says:
it shall be posted to nowhere else but my blog,
just go to friendster, that’s where i blog,
i will let u know once i got it logged,
but if and only i have extra time given by the clock

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
oh my goodness, u are so busy
don’t rush to do it if is not easy
if it’s not nice, ppl will become teasy
tease our rhyme, why is it so lousy

Emmanuel says:
haha, is not about being lousy,
it’s all about being funny,
if not for these, I’ll go crazy
caused by work so ever busy,

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
so sorry,i need to go toilet
if not, inside, will be a flood
and my face is so oily like an omelet
if dun wash it, i will really ohh blood ("ohh blood"- pronounce as ‘oh-bar-lat’.Cantonese way of describing "big problem". ‘ohh’ in English means ‘passing out’; ‘blood’ simply means blood as it’s English in nature. therefore passing out blood can be a serious pain in the neck..and all the way down )

Emmanuel says:
just go…dun spoil your internal engine,
dun have to tell me, cos i really dun wanna imagine,
the flood, the oil, the blood..it made me feel like puking,
going to the loo..just go without asking

…after 15-20 minutes…

this is really getting longer and longer,
are u like.. "break the dam, release the water"?,
or you’re so free which u think "the longer the better"?,
my goodness where’s the toilet, it’s like you’re spending time in it forever

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
sorry sorry my friend, i forgot,
forgot to tell you I’m back in the lot
away you are is in my thought
now so pai seh my face so hot("pai seh"- pronounce as ‘pie-sayh’. shy)

Emmanuel says:
talking of hot…it’s really getting hot,
the air con is down and, repair, it has not,
need to wash my face, just stay in your lot,
I’ll be right back to give all the rhyme i got

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
if is too hot take some drink
too far for me to get you something
and all i have is just some winks
hope that you wont angry with me for just thinking

Emmanuel says:
some winks? although i dun quite understand,
thanks but no thanks, i guess this heat.. i can still stand,
I’ve been drinking from a can,
which i got it from burger king.. oops i forgot, its not a can.

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
here, i tell you what is ‘winks’
dun u mess it with the word ‘wings’
the ‘winks’ i meant is not those ‘wings’
its hard to describe with pen and ink

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
this is winks
~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ winks:
…he sent me a WINK, featured from MSN chat named ‘Play "Laugh"‘ which came with a wicked loud laugh…

Emmanuel says:
ahhhh…so that’s what a wink, so i see,
that was such an ugly wink…heehee,
good thing hearing it, was just me,
if it was on speaker it’ll be more than just me.

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
oh my god, me myself kena
this stupid winks laugh haha
haha haha hahaha
until ppl tot i am a siau kia ("siau kia" - pronouce as ‘ sell-key-ah’; stupid kid)

Emmanuel says:
okler, I’m getting tired thinking,
it’s already very hot like sauna-ing,
let’s chat like normal, I’m suggesting,
if i continue i really can’t think of anything

~~StRaNgErS aRe JuSt fAMiLy YoU hAvE yEt tO cOmE To KnOw~~ says:
wah, thank you for stopping
already dunno use what word for typing
so tired when we do rhyming
but it’s good for brain cos it is exercising

Emmanuel says:
if that’s the case, i guess that’s all then,
we shall continue this some other moment,
since it has come to an agreement,
i shall officially call this to end…….

Emmanuel says:
- end -

The title says it. That’s where i went last Wednesday. Manage to take some shots of nature there…Here goes…

Sg Gabai Waterfall

Sg Gabai Waterfall with Bamboo plants

View through a three hole

Little falls of Sg Gabai

The early sunlight

Families and friends playing by the falls

Streams among rock

Sg Gabai is more of a family place, where there’s not much straining
hikes. Just nice for families and friends to picnic or even barbecue. I personally had a sort-of picnic there. Due to the public holiday, the place is filed with people. I’m glad i reach there earlier.
Oh, just to mention, that there’s hot spring(s) in Ulu Langat too. We went to one after the waterfall.
Overall, the place is not bad. I don’t mind going back there again.

Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints….Those are the welcoming words i saw a month ago at Kinabalu Park, at the foothill of Mt K’.

And that’s what i actually did..Take nothing but photographs..and stomped footprints all over Mt K’, all over the hostel walls, all over rocks and muds and..and..and….OK, to the photographs.

The air is so fresh at Kinabalu park, even flowers grew SEXIER!!

We stayed a night at one of the hostel in the park before we climbed up..

Yea, so much grace even Morning Glory stays blooming in the evening..

We started early the next morning. Got ourselves a guide (it’s a must to have a guide along the whole trip) named Peter (quite a good guy and if you’re a gal..wink at him  as many time as u wish >_o ). We got ourselves a potter too (optional, but we were just too lazy to carry our bags)

There are 2 trails to choose from where we want to start our journey up, Timpohan trail(the left one in the picture) and Mesilau trail(the right one in the picture). We took the Timpohan trail.

The team might be small but the courage within is flaming HOT!!…well, probably it is because we were wearing more than a layer then.

The small…and the BIG..

Along the way there were huts for us to rest. This particular 1 is named ‘Ubah Hut’.

Emmanuel, The Cheong!!

Hikers are encouraged to make friends with nature.

Lucky squirrel gets to eat the remainings of my energy bar. I bet it was so filled with energy after that.

We stop occasionally to enjoy the fresh air.

We stop to gasp for air actually..

As the air thins, greenery will be lesser and lesser. But there are still some pretty flowers along the way.

This is where we had our lunch at 11,000 feet - ‘Laban Rata’

11000 feet is where we stayed for the night before we continue our journey the next early morning. Instead staying in Laban Rata, we hiked further up to stay in Gunting Lagadan. It’s nearer to start out our journey from there early next morning…..02:00:00 am.

Why so early? well, i guess it’s probably for the reason, this…

SUNRISE~ SUNSHINE ~ SUNRISE

A couple enjoying the sunrise horizon.

Who wouldn’t? I enjoyed…LOVED! it as much as they did.

The picture below is the shadow of Low’s Peak, the tallest peak of Mt. K’.

And of coz’ we wouldn’t see that much if we didn’t made it so far to Low’s Peak.

Along the way down, we continue taking photographs.
Thanks to Peter who pointed out to us, I’m able to take a shot of this strange cloud.

Mulder, Scully, you have been deceived all this while. The truth is rite here.

This is South Peak. If some of u finds this familiar, that’s because we use this picture so often…

But too bad they left out something in that one Ringgit bill…

They left ……ME OUT!!

This is “Donkey Ears”..seriously, that’s the name to that stone… that peak..that formation…. that thing over there. erm, doesn’t it look like a thumb?

Certain parts are so steep, that i prefer to ab-sling my way down.

It was a tiring trip up and down but it was worth every effort going up. That night I slept well at the park. We left Kinabalu park the following day.

We had the chance to visit KK town before we flew back to KL. We even had a very nice breakfast at Sunny Garden. They serve very nice Fish Paste with noodles in this shop..

This is not a paid advertisement.

Given me a chance i would wanna go Mt. K’ again. Probably next year..who knows. This time Mesilau trail. I was told that it has nicer scenery from there.

Before i end, here a fact: I was told that there’s a record holder whom hiked up and down Mt. K’ in just 2 hours….Wow! amazing. But i knew someone who can do better than that…

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YATAAAA!!!!

P/S: Speaking of which, HEROES episode19 is releasing next week. Just can’t wait.

HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…….people of the cyberspace!!! Long time no see. Ah, i can see joo yawning there at the chatbox…isn’t it marvelous.
…OK, enough with the yawning. I’m here to announce my 2nd resolution of the year 2007….ehem *clear throat*. May i present you, Resolution No.2…

Mount Kinabalu.
Just 2 more days, I’ll be embarking on a journey to this majestic highland and with all my might  I’ll try to conquer it. Did a search, found some pictures on the net. this is what i should expect..

View from the bottom

Ahh…sunrise ..should be expecting that as well

I should be able to tell you the name to that peak after the trip….

..and i should be able to join those strangers there..if i still find them standing there..with the same pose..with the same clothes…ah crap..

My things are all packed by now and I’m ready to go….

so, people….wish me luck, pray for me and be excited with me as i explore nature and experience how majestic it can be.

Of all the common topic people talk about for the first few weeks of 2007, i should say the most common  1 has got to be "so, what’s your new year resolution?" . Agree? Don’t agree? Why don’t u go and do yourselves a blog search under the keyword resolutions and see it for yourselves.
While that’s what people normally ask, here’s 1 i question myself with, "do i even have any resolution to start with?"
Never that I’ve imagine, the answer came sooner than i thought. It was a week ago that i saw an announcement about a blood donation drive on the church bulletin. That is when I’ve made up my mind once again, to face my fear of blood. My first attempt in 2005 did not succeed and sad to say that I’m only able to donate half a packet. humiliating isn’t it? darn rite it was,. my whole face was as white as a geisha back then.
Anyway that was the past, this is 2007 now and today(14/01/2007) i went to look into the face of fear with new hope, saying "No! i must not be afraid and overcome this phobia once and for all" .
Frankly, i wasn’t able to hear my faith cry within me that well cos my throbbing heart was hitting the battle drums to loud.
Now, as i sit here  typing my feeling now, I’m proud to say that….."i succeeded my first resolution of the year!"
.. and of course i donated the whole full packet this time. I was even given a certificate of appreciation this time saying….
"It is delighted to voice our highest appreciation and gratitude to (MY NAME) which has been generous in donating his blood for 2 time"
Heh..2 times it says, it was actually 1 and a 1/2 to be more precise..hehe
Sigh, 1 down more to come. But as for now, goodnight everybody. I need to sleep now..i lost some blood today. therefore, i  need to rest and pump new ones.