Mini cars?

Are these cars real or have they been photoshopped?

I link you, you link me

I added 2 new links in my long list of blogs today. They are Kennysia.com and Earthtone. I added these 2 links without the prior consent from the respective 2 blog owners. As a matter of fact, I didn't ask for permission to link to any of the other bloggers' blogs.

The good doctor has an entry about permission to link. He has a poll which poses the question "Does a blogger really need to ask for permission before linking to another blog?". What do you think?

And by the way, this video (2.14mb) is fucking hilarious.

Here's another video (1.06mb). A couple was interviewed on the street and the question was "What is the craziest thing you ever done sexually?". The girl answered she had a threesome in college. See how the guy's expression changed after that.

Check them out.

Old Pic

This is an old pic. This pic was supposedly taken in 1932 in Penang. Can you recognise this place? Does the building on the left look familiar?

The Best Out-Of-Office Replies

Almost everyone working in an office has access to emails nowadays. I bet you have received automatic out-of-office replies when the person you email is in a meeting, travelling on a business trip, on-leave or whatever, right?

A typical out-of-office reply would be something like this...

"Hi, I am on a business trip and will only return to office on 2nd March 2005. For any urgent issue, pls contact my secretary, Ms Sharon Lim at 604-XXXXXXX"

Now that would be a typical out-of-office reply if you are the big boss.

But what if you are in the middle or junior management level? What would be the typical out-of-office reply? Here are some hilarious out-of-office replies you may want to try out next time.

1. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position.

2. I'm not really out of the office. I'm just ignoring you.

3. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.

4. Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain removed so that I may be promoted to top management.

5. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.

6. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.

7. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.' (The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).

8. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queueing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.

9. Please reply to this e-mail so I will know that you got this message. I am on holiday. Your e-mail has been deleted.

10. Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.

11. Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to leave me any messages.

12. I've run away to join a different circus.

and finally, the icing on the cake...

13. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as 'Loretta' instead of 'Steve'.

Reminder from Emeka South

Whoa! Emeka sent me an email today to remind me of our "transaction" which I have yet to reply. He must be really desperate to get someone to take the bait.

=======================Quote=======================
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:47:58 +0000 (GMT)
From: "emeka south" emekasouth11@yahoo.co.in
Subject: REMIDAR
To: "KS"

Dear KS,

How are you today and your family? hope fine.

I want to inform you that I still waiting for you concern this transaction so that we can move forward to conculde this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.

Emeka.
=======================UnQuote=======================

From telephone to weblog

Once upon a time in 1876, a Scottish by the name of Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone at the age of 29. The following year, he started the Bell telephone company.

Fast forward to the 21st century... More than one century later, as mankind continued their compelling desire to communicate, the voice mail system which complimented the telephone was developed. A voice mail system supports audio where users can leave spoken messages for one another and listen to the messages by executing the appropriate command.

As the desire to communicate became more intense, other means of communication came about. Of the many types of communication systems that were developed (telex, fax), the one media which created the biggest impact is no doubt the electronic mail or simply email.

The first email was sent in 1971 by the US Dept of Defence which did many research and development into computer networks for their military use although the research was not entirely oriented only to the military product. Their research resulted in ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) which is the forerunner to today's global Internet.

Fast forward again to the mid 80's, many companies began to connect their central computerised systems (hosts) to branch offices and subsidiaries. Employees were able to send and receive emails to/from other employees of that company on a world-wide basis. This era saw the phenomenal growth of personal computers which was part of a catalyst for pushing forward new networking technologies.

From stand alone PCs to terminal based PCs to PCs connected to the Internet. From the intention to create a military product to academic and now widely used for commercial purpose, the email is probably one of the greatest invention of the century.

As the Internet became more accessible and made available to more people, both private or through company connections, the number of email users stands over... I don't know, you tell me. In 1998, more than 6.5 million email messages were transmitted per minute in the US alone! That's 3.4 trillion emails delivered to 81 million email users in United States.

As the Internet continue to prosper, mankind can never get enough head satisfaction. Modern sophisticated men and women continue their quest for better communication. But this time with a slight twist. They needed to share it with the world. Add a lil bit morespice personal touch into it. This time, they made it personal. A reflection of what they think, what they feel, what they want to express to literally share with the rest of the world. The Weblog (Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2004) was erected... and the rest is history.

National Highway Safety

Recently, I have been experiencing near miss car accidents especially during the last 2 festive seasons ie. Hari Raya and Chinese New Year. Ever since I received my driving licence many years ago, these near miss accidents have always been a function of the human factor.

Fortunately, the National Highway Safety Council has come up with an ingenius way to reduce if not eliminate such problem.

In the past few months, the council carried out extensive brainstorming, designing and had tested a newly designed seat belt which hopefully will one day make the highways and byways in our country safer for all road users. The outcome had been positive so far. Results have shown that accidents can be reduced by as much as 45% when the belt is properly installed. Correct installation is illustrated below...



Ladies, hold your horses before you start barking at the wrong tree to give me a piece of your mind. This post is not sexist. It is not in any way whatsoever intended to discriminate against women drivers. There are obviously many careful and more skillful than me women drivers out there on the roads especially those driving mercs, beemers, lexus... The passenger in the cartoon just so happens to be a woman. If in any case it makes you feel better, imagine if the woman is the driver, then the passenger with the special belt on will be the gender from the opposite sex.

Reply from scam artist, Emeka South

Earlier this month I blogged about the infamous 419 African scam. Then last week I blogged about receiving another scam email and gave one Emeka South a very brief reply here.

Today I received a reply from the scam artist, Emeka South. The reply is below. So guys and girls, let me know how you want me to reply. Share your thoughts and all comments are welcome.

=======================Quote=======================
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:05:35 +0000 (GMT)
From: "emeka south"
Subject: Re: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
To: "KS"

Dear KS,

Thank for your urgent response in your mail and your willingness to assist my family in this matter.

However, I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa. before we make up our mind to contact you for your assistnce in this dtransaction.

Well what I will need form you now is truth, honest, faithfully and confidentail in this transaction also I will need your private phone and fax number for easy communication.

As soon as I receive this informaction from you then we will move forward to the next stage. you are free to ask any question you want.

Thank and God bless.

Emeka.
=======================UnQuote=======================

So many deals, so hard to decide

That is the tag line to this year's MAS Travel Fair. The Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair is back. For 2 days only (19th and 20th Feb), fares are reduced from KL/Melbourne (RM1158) to KL/Stockholm (RM1578). These prices are certainly a great bargain for frequent travellers who don't need accomodation like students.

I was at the fair alone yesterday afternoon in PISA. No particular destination on my mind. Just thought of going there to look see look see what great deals MAS has to offer.

The outside carpark was completely full though I still managed to find a great spot under a tree after circling three quarter of PISA. There were alot of bargain hunters everywhere once inside. Lots of people and I bet you'll be reading about in today's paper. Entrance is RM2.00 per person.

As with all promotional travel fairs, one ought to be extra careful when deciding on the deal/package cos the prices quoted are always without airport tax and also probably departing ex-KL. No doubt the return air fares are lower than usual but there are bound to be some catch somewhere.

I am hoping MATTA fair will be organised soon to see how the other airlines re-act to Malaysia Airlines' price slash. Has MAS started a price war? I hope so.

Reply to African scam email

With some free time I had today, I decided to give a very short reply to one African scam email below. You think I'll get a reply from Emeka? Let's wait and see.

My reply is below. First I pretend to ask how Emeka got my email. Act dumb and ask how I can help. Short and sweet.

=======================Quote=======================
Dear Emeka,
How did you know about my email and how can I help?
Rgds,
KS
=======================UnQuote=====================

Here's the email I got

=======================Quote=======================
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:28:49 +0000 (GMT)
From: "emeka south"
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
To: emekasouth11@yahoo.co.in

FROM:EMEKA SOUTH
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TELL: 27-73-797-5636

I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUPRISE TO READ FROM ME BUT
CONSIDER IT AS A HELP FROM A FAMILY IN NEED OF YOUR
HELP, I AM FROM ANGOLA BUT WE ARE PRESENTLY RESIDING
IN SOUTH AFRICA ,

MY LATE FATHER KEPT 6MILLION$ IN THE RESERVE BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA,AS AN ASSYLUM SEEKERS I CAN NOT CLEAR
THIS FUND.ME AND MY MOTHER IS NOW LOOKING FOR A
TRUSTFUL HUMANBEING WHO WILL ASSIST US,USE HIS BANK
ACCOUNT AND TRANSFER THIS FUND,THEN I WILL COME WITH
MY BROTHERS AND MY MOTHER OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND
CLAIM OUR OWN SHARE AND. I AND MY FAMILY WILL OFFER
YOU 30% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

YOU WILL ALSO ASSIST ME INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY
BECAUSE WE DONT WANT TO INVEST THIS HERE.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

BEST REGARDS,

EMEKA SOUTH
(For the family).
=======================UnQuote=====================

I stole my brother's swimming trunks

They can swim faster if the trunks are smaller issit? Alrighty, here are more pics specially for the girls to ogle over these guys' love handles or whatever body parts. So which mini trunks you like best?

Okay lah. Enough di. After this place becomes a porn site then susah. Worse is it becomes a gay porn site. And besides that, later have to go "pai thnee kong". Cannot think about sexy, mini swimming trunks di! If not whole year cannot kena 4d.

wtf... low waist swimming trunks?!?

Got a little bored in office today so I decided to put this post. Sigh! Still can't get over the long Chinese New Year break lah.

Anyway, here is an entry for the girls - the kecut post. Any guys out there have the "balls" to wear this kinda low cut swimming trunks? You'll make the girls happy. But on the contrary, some guys may even make the girls cry if their "didi" is not up to par... you know what I mean?

What happens when their little brother kembang? Let me know if you wanna see more pics...

Wonder what will happen when this guy is aroused.


Of peaks and valleys.... I reckon this guy can make one hell of a loud fart with that thing on.

Fast Track Diploma Plan

Getting your degree online is soooooooo simple these days. Anyone can easily get a diploma, degree and even a doctorate with no books, no courses, no tests, no studying, no thesis, no assignments....

All you need

1) is to be 18 years or older,
2) must have previous experience or training in the field you are seeking recognition for and
3) do not supply false information

===================================================
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To: "Kuirand" kuirand@yahoo.com
Subject: Message subject
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:13:10 +0100

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Happy Valentine's Day

Well guys, V Day is tomorrow. Planning to get some roses or gift for your other half but it's gonna burn a big hole in your wallet coz these stuff costs a bomb at this time of the year? You are probably right. If you are a guy then you could be better off giving something straight from your heart to your gf, wife, spouse, lover, mistress...whatever. Why not write a Valentine's letter to her? Never written one before or you are just plain lazy to write one?

Have no fear. Surf to Crazy Horoscopes and have your love letter generated for you in 30 seconds. Just a few clicks and there you have it. As simple as that. After all, it's the thoughts the matter.

And to all of you out there reading this entry, have a great time with your Valentine whoever he or she may be. Here's wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day...

Invitation for a Secret

Check out this invitation to share a secret anonymously. Over 3000 visitors to a Washington DC arts festival picked up postcards inviting them to share a secret anonymously.

You gotta see those funny secrets some of these people have. Lol!

SMS of the day

Monyet pegi, Ayam mali,
"Sueh" pegi, "Ong" mali,
Untong untong, hali hali,
Happy New Year 2 u and famili.

CNY Quiz

Question: What is the mystical animal that has a head, a tail, 4 legs and 4 balls?

Hint: you probably have seen one, either on TV or in real life and it won't kill you.

Check out the answer here.

On the 3rd day of CNY...

... I was at Lilian's place for lunch. She had cooked up a storm for her guests including those from her breastfeeding and parenting group. Was there for about an hour from 12:15pm. Met her good looking and loaded husband 24 hours Citibank ATM, her boys, sisters, sister-in-law, her doctor nephew, pharmacist niece and her bf. Had lunch there and then abit of chit chatting with Ms ATM Lilian and her friends.

Bumped into Alex outside Lilian's place when I left. He was driving his one week new kenari and was there to drop off his girlfriend who is also staying in the same neighbourhood. Alex is a colleague from work.

Magnum, 3D, Toto prediction by Master KS

Want to know what is a good number to buy for Magnum (4 ekor), 3D and Toto tomorrow (Wednesday), Saturday and Sunday? Master KS would like to give a little reward, a small token of appreciation, a small "ang pow" to everyone here reading this post. Since you have been my loyal readers for sometime now, Master KS will give you all some reward for wasting time and bandwidth in my blog.

Tomorrow (Wed), Saturday as well as Sunday, remember remember remember... I stress again reeeeemember to buy this number and you will sure to strike and hit the jackpot. The lucky number is 0404. Why this number? Becos starting tomorrow morning when you meet people you know they will say "Kong Si Kong Si" to you. Kong Si Kong Si in hokkien means zero four zero four. So there you have it. 0404 is the significant number! Don't say I didn't tell you.

-=Update=-

This morning, I bought RM10 small big 0404 from 3D. Big ang pow from Choy San Yeh coming. Huat Chai la! Heh Heh!

And also remember, you seen it here first at kstang.blogspot.com.

-=The Results=-
Oooiiiii... Kong Si Kong Si pien cho Si Si Kong Kong pulak. Cis! Please la Choy San Yeh.... poh pi hor wa ka cam wa eh peng yew teok jee la. Teok seh seh eh sai liau. Wah lang boh ai tham sim eh.

4400 is the closest number from my prediction. It came out in Magnum 4d. Nothing came close in 3D and Toto. Let's try again this weekend.

Reunion Dinner

Every year on the eve of the Lunar New Year we will have steamboat for our reunion dinner. But why do most Chinese families here serve steamboat as their reunion dinner you may ask? Ahem... in China, it is usually very cold at this time of the year when the Chinese welcome the start of Lunar New Year and also to celebrate the start of Spring season (4th Feb). A good way to enjoy the meal with the family members in the cold weather is to have steamboat. Traditional steamboat uses charcoal to set the fire. Everyone will then sit around the table to enjoy the dinner with the heat from the steamboat keeping everyone comfy. This is my version of the story.

Now it is much more convenient to use the electrical steamboat instead of using charcoal. I wonder whether anyone knows why we eat steamboat even in such hot and humid typical Malaysian weather!!! Anyway, looks like it's all set and I am ready to go...

Bollywood, I am coming

Looks like my next destination for business is gonna be India, mainly Bangalore and Mumbai, still fondly known as Bombay. Gotta start my planning soon - who am i gonna see, where am i gonna sleep stay, how long, what am i gonna say, do and show to the Indian customers. Head spinning...

African Scams

After receiving 2 emails from some Africans in the past few days and a comment made by an anonymous on 419 scam, I decided to put in a short entry about it.

This is the email I received recently from an African scam artist or con artist, whatever you wanna call it. What a load of crap...%$^#%!

====Quote====
FROM JERRY CHUCKS
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TELEPHONE+27=83 714 3934.
E-MAIL:jerrychucks11@yahoo.com

ATTN:Kui

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is ,MR.JERRY CHUCKS the elder son of Mr.DAVID CHUCKS of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg,South Africa. During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party embers and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm. Before his death,my father had deposited with the Security Company in Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of US$20 MILLION(TWENTY MILLION UNITED TATES DOLLARS).After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables. So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move this money out of south Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa.We have agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me on the above Telephone and this E-mail Address jerrychucks11@yahoo.com Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards

MR JERRY CHUCKS
====Unquote====

Here are some links related to African scams. Some people have corresponded to these scam mails and have kept these funny mails to share.

African scams - list a collection of African scam emails.

Scam o Rama - Find all types of scam emails here.

Nigerian scam 419 correspondence - the title says it all.

University of Nigeria - Check out the courses this university is offering.

Strict Muslim

We had a visit by a customer from South America Africa today. He is a very religious and strict Muslim. He reached our office with his agent who is a Thai at 11 in the morning.

As usual, we started with the introduction ... blah blah blah... the usual stuff and then he wanted to go to the Mosque to pray. Okay, no problem. We arranged to sent him off to the mosque at half past 12. But before he left, he excused himself to use the washroom and he took a full 15 minutes to clean himself before going for his prayers. Now, tell me that is not a long time.

I was told he has no tv in his house, no radio... practically nothing for entertainment cos it is haram. For us, after a hard days work the least we could do at home is to relax and loosen up - lying down on the sofa and enjoy a good tv program. Imagine no tv at home in this age and time. I could not help myself from asking him what he does after work at home. His reply was just chit chatting with his wife, children and catching up on what they have done today in school..etc. He said spending time with the family, making sure everyone is okay and catching up on what everyone's been up to for the day should be the top priority. Well, he has his point.

Then the funny part was when we were ready to go for lunch. He scolded his agent cos he didn't allow a man to sit beside his wife in the car. Lol! His poor agent had to join our car instead. Why? Cos it's haram for another man to sit beside his wife, maybe his thigh would accidentally rubbed against hers?!?!??

Well, we have so many kinds of people with different cultures, religions, beliefs from other countries all around the world. It is interesting to see how these people behave and how they live their life back home.

And by the way, we had to wait from 12:30 till 2:30pm before he finished his prayers in the mosque in Seberang Jaya. I had to wait until my stomach also "ki li ku lu". Anyway, nevermind cos it's Friday already!

CNY Weather

Arghhhhhhhh...aiyoh... man, it's so freakin' hot for the past few days in Penang. Typical "Sin Chia" weather we are experiencing. Some other states in Malaysia are kinda preparing for water rationing in case there is still no rain in the next few months.

As I type this entry, I could hear thunder and see flashes of lighting. Hope it will start to drizzle soon. I like it when it rains just when I hop into bed. Sometimes feel so "sayang" sleep. Good night for now.

Barstools

Nice barstools. Will make heads turn.


Birth
1, 2, 3 and... push!

New Nokia Phones

I saw 2 new Nokia phones while browsing around one day.

I am not a mobile phone person so normally I don't bother too much about the new phone models that come out so often. But this particular phone caught my attention. The new Nokia 7280. I guess you have to spin it, slide it or maybe flick it to dial. This model's tag line is "Uncover my secrets - slide me open to explore my secrets". Somebody teach me how to dial.


Nokia 7270.

Yu Tan

Known as fish balls or Yu Tan in cantonese. This is one of my favourite. Easily available in roadside stalls in HK. Each stick consists of 6 fish balls and cost HKD5 per stick.