Grace Abundant

30 08 2007

**ALBUM IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW!! CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO GO TO THE “OFFICIAL” WEBSITE**

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It’s a personal testimony from my side as well. Hope you guys enjoy listening to the music as much as I enjoyed making it. And YES that is how I sound like when I sing. May God bless you while you listen to this album!

*Note : Album is not for sale, but for download ! And oh, don’t forget to promote this album to other people as well.





It’s called Set Daniel.

26 08 2007

The criticallyacclaimed® Board of Lamers recently did a survey and finally agreed on a universal menu that is specially created for kiamsiap less fortunate people. And of all the english vocabularies that ever existed on the face of the earth, they had to name it after me.
This of course rocks, but unfortunately for the wrong reasons.

Bear in mind that these sets that we’ve created DOES NOT apply in fancy restaurants, hotels or even small coffeeshops. It ONLY works in mamaks such as Murni’s (SS2), William’s (Taman Mayang Jaya) and so forth.
With that said, this however, still remains to be a myth as we are still in the process of implementing these sets into the waiters’ heads.

We did a review on Murni’s food in SS2 for this case study. Let’s see what’s on the chef’s menu, shall we?

Set Daniel – D

Consisting of :
- 1 French fries (RM 3)
- 3 Ais Kosong (RM0.60)
Total: RM 3.60

What better way to share a session of talking bullshit and killing precious time while gossiping about your best friend’s girlfriend? Murni’s french fries is definitely one of
the best value for money kinda food that one can get. It taste almost as good, if not
better than McD’s fries, all for about the same price and nearly double the amount.
Served with chilli sauce and Murni’s trademark thousand-island-cum-blackpepper-I-Don’t-know-what-this-is sauce, this set is just nice for three lonely bachelor sitting in a dark corner while arguing on how to split the bill.
And no, I’m not talking about myself, Brian or Simon.

Verdict: 8.4/10

French fries is and always will be a crowd pleaser, won’t you agree?

Set Daniel – C

Consisting of :
- 1 Cheese Naan (RM2.50)
- 1 Ais Kosong (RM0.20)
Total: RM2.70

An all-time favourite, we discovered this baby a few weeks back and since then, we’ve
never failed to order this set everytime we come to Murni’s.
This dish is so exhilirating and overflowing with cheesy nutrients and unhealthy condensed milk, not to mention it’s value-for-price that is sooo amazingly low, you’d be a fool to miss this one.

The only complaint I have is that if a normal cheese naan cost me RM2.50, WHY DOES A BLOODY GARLIC CHEESE NAAN COST RM4?? Don’t tell me garlic is RM1.50? Oh, slap me please.
No wait, I think I’d prefer a kiss instead.

Verdict: 8.9/10

Once you pop one into your mouth, the sensation is so overwhelming that you would just
want to stand up on your chair and tear your shirt till you are in your birthday suit and burst out into little droplets of love.
That, till you pop the next one. Repeat the cycle.

Set Daniel – B

Consisting of :
- 1 Nasi Lemak Kosong (RM2.00)
- 1 Ais Kosong (RM0.20)
Total: RM2.20

Ah, what could possibly be fascinating than life itself? Nasi Lemak of course! Malaysians are such crafty folks to be able to come up with an ingenious dish that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, teatime, dinner and even supper.
For me, the nasi lemak served here at Murni’s is nothing short of adequate. Nothing
outrageous that would make me scream for more, but also better than your average ones.

Verdict: 6.5/10

Anybody can cook a good nasi lemak but not everyone can cook a great one that will leave an everlasting impression on your T-shirt.
Yes, I’m talking about the sambal oil.

Set Daniel – A

Consisting of :
- 1 Roti Kosong (RM0.80)
- 1 Ais Kosong (RM0.20)
Total: RM1.00!

This is as low as you can get. Any lower and you might have to end up licking the scraps from the floor which the neighbouring table threw away.
Three words to sum of the roti kosong in Murni’s. It’s pure shit.
Even I can cook better than that while half asleep.

Verdict: -0.5/10

I’ve tasted better roti kosong than this. Bad taste, bad presentation, bad dog.
It’s a traditional Malaysian dish gone awry. Avoid if possible.

Editor’s note: I had to order this for Justin just so I could take a review picture of it. Imagine how happy he was when I presented a plate of free food in front of him.
That was until I told him that he had to pay for his own food.

Aiyorr…only RM1 ma??





A bidding farewell!

18 08 2007

At last, 2 1/2 months period of joy, pain, suffering and much photostating has finally come to an end!

I’m starting to miss it all already. Well one thing is for sure, I’m gonna miss the evergreen
manager who never fails to make me chuckle.

Manager: Hey, you going to McDonalds?
Friend: Yes, you want anything?
Manager: Yes. You get me a McBurger can?

WTF.

I miss the fact that I have to wake up early morning and rush with the rest of the world to get
to work.  The rush, the Hitz.fm morning crew, the parking.

Okay maybe I don’t miss the parking. It’s a pain in the ass when you have to drive up a damn
hill, only to reach at the top and find that the parking is all full because there are many more
kiamsiap people like you.

Ain’t the scenery beautiful? See the tall majestic tower that stands proudly, overlooking all other buildings? What a sight.
Now I have to start walking there.

Yes, I work there.

There is a really awesome nasi lemak stall here right outside the Milenium Tower. Situated in front of the local bus stop, it boast the capabilities of attracting a crowd so huge that even my grandma would have trouble counting the number of patrons.

If you ever decide to give it a try, I would recommend the sotong. Because it rocks!
And because the only thing I’ve tried is the sotong.

Now if you would take a moment to think, I’m sure you’ve seen many types of ways people
can think of to sell their goods. Delivery services, stalls by roadsides, heck..even the VCD
peddlers come to you.
But have you seen someone selling bags like this?

I sure as hell have not. And wadda ya know. It doesn’t come cheap too.

My fake Quiksilver bag looked almost like his. And it only cost RM10. Yes that’s right. It’s
bloody expensive for fake goods sold on a bloody Kenari!

I love to take my own sweet time to do my tie every morning in the office toilet.

I must say that the toilet is quite nice and comfortable. Credits to the cleaners for working round the clock! You peeing half way also they come and clean the floor. Very hardworking.
In fact, it is so damn comfortable that you can even sleep in it…

…only to be awaken by the occasional guy-next-door who takes a really nasty dump.

There is a lounge area for staff to rest. But nobody really dares to take a rest there for fear
of being spotted by superiors, or perhaps some are just too busy.

Very comfortable. I even took the liberty of testing it out myself. See, my office very nice..got
alot of places to rest :D

Work can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. Especially since my department is entering
its most hectic period of the year! And I didn’t know that before I entered.
Basically I was jumping into the fray. With blindfolds.

As I mentioned before, photostating can be a real shithole to be in. In the future, they might even require you to have a degree in photostating, such as BSc. Photostating (Hons), Majoring in Black Ink®.

Because if you don’t, you’re just another noob out in the market. And noobs get pawned.

I don’t have a degree in photostating. Look at the amount of trees I’ve killed during my 2
month stay here. If I were to stay on for a year, even Badawi’s storeroom can’t store all my
rubbish.

Rewards are one of the few things that keep us going forward and from going crazy. For small fries such as myself, any simple meal would do.

I was treated Fish & Chips in Secret Recipe during my last day there. How sweet.
But the dish itself pales in comparison with what I can have from the nearby coffee shop outside my house. Not only does it bear the name of Secret Recipe, but they dare charge RM20 for this crap?? Tsk tsk..disappointing indeed.

My seniors. Really a nice bunch of people that took good care of me. Thanks guys!
They were one of the few reasons that made my stay there interesting :D
Of course, most of the time I had to be their kuli lah..but that’s ok. Learning mar, yes?
I wonder if they’ll miss me >.<

Joon Jiun, or better known as JJ (not from the Hitz.fm morning crew) is my Lim Teh, Lim Sui
buddy.

Everyday we just take a thousand breaks from our work to meet at pantry and drink water, what to do…got no teh tarik to drink. We discuss about life, about the future, about gossips..

Ok fine la, curi tulang more like it. If not I will just pengsan in front of my PC.

The other guy friends whom I’ve became close with during my internship here.  Without them, I think I would have resign the 2nd day.

Oops, maybe I overexaggerated.

The rest of the gang! My best wishes to you all. Enjoy the rest of your stay and good luck!
(Except poor Wee Bon who has to stay until Dec…I wonder how on earth is he gonna survive
that..lol)

The memories here will always be something that I will cherish forever.
Oh my gawd, this is so touching I feel like crying now. Excuse me while I run to the toilet and burst into flames. I mean tears.

Cheerio!~





What food to bring for potluck?

15 08 2007

Last week me and my other fellow vacation trainees (VT) or interns from Ernst & Young had a little potluck gathering at one of their apartment.

Everybody was having trouble on deciding what to bring and we couldn’t make up our mind
on who should bring what. In the end, everybody was just suppose to bring something and
not come with tangan kosong.

Ain’t it more fun if you don’t know what the others are bringing? Suprises like this are what
makes life interesting yea?

So let’s see what everyone bought!

1) Nuggets by Wee Bon

This goes to show that guys can cook. (With the exception of a certain Daniel Khoo)
Don’t mess with him ok!
His nuggets were quite nice and crispy. When you put it into your mouth and start munching, every bite feels like an explosion of juicy sumptious preserve meat.

A heart shape nugget shows that he made it with much love and passion. Now can you do
that?? I know I can’t. At my normal performance, I can cook a packet of instant noodle without
killing myself. During peak performance, I can cook a packet of instant noodle without killing the person next to me.
So, don’t come near me when I am cooking instant noodles during my normal performance rate.

2) Apple Crumble by Yen Jun

This is called apple crumble, but I don’t see any crumbs of apple around. All I see are crumbs of nuggets on the table. Mmm nuggets..*grabs a few more nuggets*
Pardon me for my ignorance…I’m just not much of a dessert kinda person :D

Everyone seems to like it and I didn’t knew why. It looks abit like lasagna though. So I
decided to give it a try. True enough, it was indeed delicious! I can almost feel the apple
crumbling in my stomach instantly.
And no, that’s not a sign for stomach ache.

3) More Nuggets! by Pei Yan

Surprise! Another person brought nuggets! Now if you were to add up the amount of nuggets here in this pic with the one above, you would probably get like 50+ nuggets? And there was only like 6 of us there. DIE..one person have to eat like about 10 nuggets!

With so many nuggets in my stomach already, I had no choice but to continue to stuff down more nuggets as I am just plain greedy I don’t like to waste food. And with apple crumbling around in my stomach…it just doesn’t feel too good..

4) Roast Chicken by Shao Huay



Aiyo…when I heard how this dish was prepared, I felt kinda pitiful for the chef. She told me she had to wake up like 6 something in the morning to start cooking. Just when I started to show like a concern face, she laughed abit.
Dunno whether she laugh because I believed her or laughing at my face…T_T

Mmm..doesn’t it look delicious? Chicken happens to be one of my favourite dish and it doesn’t matter whether it rains or shine, whether I’m full or hungry, whether Badawi is good or bad…when I see chicken I sure must wack a few lah. We are Malaysians mah..why shy shy? XD

5) Something-cheese-macaroni by Wei Zhi

Wah, this one really beh tahan. I kept on eating and eating and going for 2nd helping, 3rd helping and eating so much, it’s a wonder how I manage to stay this thin. Some say I look very skinny, but I prefer the word ’sexy’. Right, now where were we?
Ah yes, aiya to put it simple..this dish rocks so much that even my sister can’t cook this good!
O wait, I don’t have a sister.


On the left is Wei Zhi and on the right is Shao Huay. Both are great chefs and would make good mothers!

6) Final-surprise-delight-specially-prepared-by-Chef Daniel Khoo

So now my stomach is filled up with about 15 nuggets, about 3 plates of macaroni, 2-3 pieces of tender chicken meat and not to mention, apple crumbling around my stomach, what more can one take?

Simple!

Chef Daniel’s recommendation…



TADA! Wall’s ice cream!
It makes everyone happy, it’s easy to digest, and also easy to prepare. Wait, in fact you don’t have to prepare it…just buy it from supermarket!
See, good recommendation by the chef, yes? No need to go through the trouble of cooking. I don’t want end up in tomorrow’s headlines for killing someone while trying to cook noodles.

After eating so much, there’s only one thing left to do.

Lie down in front of the TV and have a slumber party! ZZZZzzzz..

Special thanks to Wei Zhi and Wee Bon for hosting us!