boon's log 0104.02
Cousin Spruce...

Pulp on tree...

Free advertisement! An image of one of the palm trees at the Sunnyvale and University junction with bills advertising rooms for rent, with perforated tabs with contact numbers on them. This is a unmissable sight when you are in the University's vicinity. You will know that you are near a college or university of some sort when you see these posted on walls, bus stops, lamp posts, traffic light posts... and yes, trees.

It is quite unsightly. Besides, as my old "ah mama" used to say, "Imagine what the tree would have said if it can talk."

"Hey, look! Isn't that cousin Spruce? Or whatever's left of 'em?"

Let's hope that the day won't come when Spruce becomes Spruce Almighty! God knows what will happen to us... ;)

boon out...

boon's log 0104.01
Absurd Speed limits...
For those who have traveled and drove around in Penang before can identify the with me. I am talking about roads that I use quite regularly during my daily commute. First of all, Penang's infamous Coastal Highway linking the Free Industrial Zone and Georgetown (with the new Jelutong Expressway, JE). The speed limit for the stretch between the F.I.Z. and the highway exit to the Penang bridge used to be 80 km/h. Recently, the speed limit has been reduced to 70 km/h. Mind you, for those who have no idea what the highway look like - at some parts of the highway, there are three gigantic lanes, but being Malaysian roads, the three lanes soon narrow down to two.



Anyways...

Don't think that is bad enough... check this out...

The road leading up to Mt. Erksine (yeah, the very winding road) - the speed limit there is 50 km/h. You can almost NEVER do 50 if you really value your life... or you wanna join the Extreme Sports in AXN or something and drive off the cliff...

still not awed? Well, get ready...

The road leading into Batu Ferringhi (yeah, another winding road) - the speed limit is 60km/h.

Both the above roads are single carriage and very winding (have I emphasized that point enough?). And the 3-lane Coastal Highway is 70km/h.

So, keep an eye out for these speed limits the next time you are around...

Amazing? Believe it or not...

boon out...

boon's log 5203.03
Perhimpunan Raja Raja
Watched Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King last night. The title was "Perhimpunan Raja-raja".

There was another part during the show, the actual script was "Frodo from the Shire" was translated to "Frodo dari Kampung".

I had a good laugh when I read that on the big silver screen. Overall, I think it was really intelligent to inter-twine Book II and Book III together for the movie. Really enjoyed the movie. It did not feel like 3.5 hours. Furthermore, it was just RM5 dur to Movie day yesterday... ;)

Would not mind watching it again next Tuesday... :)

boon out...

boon's log 5103.05
"Timeless" Times Square
Was in the nation's capital last weekend for Riverdance:The Show. It was awesome. We were really awed by the overall performance. We were also entertained by the jovial Harbour of the New World:Trading taps. Planning to get the DVD next :). The only thing I found quite annoying during the performance was the inconsiderate flashes here and there. When your eyes was trying to focus on the stage, there goes a flash! It was already announced at the beginning of the performance that flash photography is prohibited during the performance. But I guess it just fell on some deaf ears. Another thing that bothered me was these two ladies sitting behind who started talking aloud when the lone piper started playing, Caoineadh Chu Chulainn. We had to ask them to keep quiet... Sigh...

Apart from that (and the lousy seats), it was a great night. Oh, did I forget to mention that the performance finished at 11:10PM and the last LRT (Light Rail Transit) out of the place was 11:30PM? We had to literally dash out of the stadium and run like Forrest G. Anyways, I would want to watch Riverdance again, but in a much different environment...

So... while we were in KL, we thought of giving the much-talked-about Berjaya Times Square a visit. The place is really huge! And I mean HUGE! And to keep that place cooling must have been some effort (not the mention big bucks!) But other than that, almost everything else was only to our disappointment. I think the place has been over-sold in terms of advertisement. I mean, the Berjaya Times Square cannot compare to any of the Times Squares in other countries. It is really sad, and it is really below my expectations. I guess the only place that attracted the most people is the indoor theme park, with the indoor roller-coaster ride.


Indoor Roller Coaster at Berjaya Times Square

What's more, you cannot even tell the time in Times Square...


Imagine-o-clock

I cannot even get a Mall Guide - the guy at the information counter said that they were out-of-stock. Gosh! I really hope that whoever is going to own or manage the BTS would buckle up and make things happen for the better.

Also went to KLCC for a quick walk. Honestly, I prefer KLCC as compared to BTS. At least things are more organized and neat. Also liked the Giant Christmas Tree at the concourse area...



Well, I guess perhaps BTS is still new and we'll just have to give them some time... Well, only time will tell. But wait, you can't tell time when you are in Times Square... :P

boon out...

boon's log 4903.05
Mums and Babes
On my way back from work, I saw this banner/advertisement hung over a warong. Funny way of advertising. Took me a while to figure out what the ad was about. "Mums and Babes for sale?" They even have an email address! Then it should have been e-Mums and e-Babes, huh? ;)


Mums and babes

boon out...