Ballads of El Dando

El Dando is an unemployed graduate with a degree in engineering obtained from a so called "World Class University". Currently he is doing freelance job and trying very hard to sell his 1978 mini Clubman. Anyone interested, please leave a msg. TQ

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

KLCC - Hotspots for rempits, indon and vietnamese ppl

Today i went to KLCC with my mom and sister, we were supposed to shop for my clothes coz i'm gonna start work next week. when we reached there, ISETAN were closed so, we just hang around the area, my mom went to kinokuniya and me and my sis went our separate ways.

KLCC was so packed with ppls that it was like there's a carnival or something there. But there were none. hmmm... maybe it's the chinese new year holiday and ppl go to KLCC to spent time with their families... But wait, i don't see any families there, no children running around. So, who are these ppl i'm seeing?

I see rempits everywhere! they were lepakking there, doing nothing! the lake area was so crowded with rempits that it kinda reminded me of the new year celebration. then, when i reached a certain part of the building, suddenly i feel like walking in a mall in Jakarta. Indons were walking by the hundreds! I noticed that there were a lot of vietnamese ppl taking pictures everywhere which makes it hard for us to walk as we do not want to spoil their pictures.

Dude, wat is happening to our KLCC? it's full of rempits, indon and vietnamese ppl! it's a pity coz KLCC does hold some of the best shops in the country, but i just don't like the crowds there. so, i'm thinking of doing my shopping elsewhere, OU maybe? OU may not have the rempits, but it is full of malaysian
poser which i don't really like also. but then, the poser is waay better than the rempits, indons and vitnam ppl.

Monday, February 07, 2005

Six Nations : Round 1

The most prestigious rugby tournament for the northern atmosphere has started last saturday. Six european countries will battle out to become the best team of the northern region. I managed to watch all of the matches this weekend and i must say that this time around, it's really exciting to watch the game, because there's not much kicking in the game, unlike the world cup where all the teams were playing the kicking game... which i find quite boring. they all played a high-paced, skilled physical game which was what rugby is all about. it's all about your skills.



last saturday, France met Scotland at Stade De france, England versus wales in the millenium stadium in cardiff and Ireland fought with Italy in a stadium somewhere in Italy. I watched france beat scotland 16-9. Both teams were levelled at 9-9, not until the very last minute when france scored a try and a conversion. i was really impressed with the scots fighting spirit! they really fight like there;s no tomorrow, kinda reminded me of the movie braveheart. However, i don't think the french were playing like their normal game. they seems to be more laidback and defended most of the time. they saved their star players for the last minute and it worked! Frederick Michalak is so awesome..



the next game... england versus wales ended up with the welsh having their first victory on home soil over england in 12 years (9-11).. I didn't really watch the whole match as i didn't know they have delayed telecast for the match. But england's defeat didn't came as a shock as they were not really on form, not since winning the world cup. it's their 7th defeats in 12 matches since the world cup. anyway, wales is a very strong team, so, it's not so bad la considering that u just lost 3 points to the welsh.



the last game, Italy vs Ireland (17-28): former whipping-boys (italy) gave a big fight with ireland eventhough everyone was expecting the irish to not have any problems finishing off italy. I was really impressed with the way italy played. they were fast and played with high skills and tactics. they improved tremendously this time, giving ireland a real headache. they almost won the match if not for a lousy kicker and few fumbles here and there. in the end, the more experienced team won at a price of loosing their most influential player, the "jonah lomu" of the irish rugby, that is Brian O Driscoll. O driscoll suffered a hamstring injury and will probably be out of the 2nd round.

the 2nd round will be held next weekend. wales will travel to flamino stadium in italy, Ireland meet scotland at murrayfield and france versus england in twickenham. The most interesting match will definitely between england and france. both teams are my favourites, but i'd like to see france win coz england have allready won the world cup... so, kasi can la kat france pulak!

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Blogs...blogs...blogs...

This will be my 3rd attempt at blogging.. the first time i even thought of having my own blog was january last year (2004). I registered with blogspot, but i never updated the site, maybe i'm too bz with my studying that i can't really find the time to sit down and write about my day. A year goes by, and now, i can't even remember the login and password to my blog, i tried looking through my email but still can't find it. I must have accidently delete the signup details to my site.

The 2nd attempt was only few days ago. as i was approaching my 24th birthday, (yes i'm 24 rite now! old isn't it?) i thought it's high time for me to write something on my day-to-day doings. That is when i registered another account with blogspot. Again i didn't post any news! the reason is either i didn't have the time or i don't have the mood to write anything. But today is different, i'm forced to write something here. today is sunday, my parents went back to my kampung, my eldest brother went to his in-laws, another brother went out shopping and my sister have a hockey training. which leaves me all alone in the house. I've been watching astro since morning and i'm beginning to feel dizzy flipping through the channels. so, here i am, trying very hard to at least post something on my blog. fuh!

I don't know what is happening to me, i have so much to tell, i can talk for hours about any topics but when it comes to writing it, i just don't really have much interest. so, i hope this attitude will change. from now on, i'm going to write anything worth writing in this blog and hopefully it will stay that way!