Work for Life?

After stepping into the working world for three months I had been questioning myself daily. Well, I've even started thinking on my second day in office since I had to remind myself my job title and scope. haha! Mainly because I got so so bored at doing the same thing for 5 hours straight and without lunch. :|

Anyhow, what I thought was...Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?

Could seriously not imagine myself working for the rest of my life. Makes me think that life would have been easier if I could just marry a rich man.  It would have probably solved all my problems...

or maybe not. Well, to find a rich man that loves me would probably the first big problem to my awesome plan. lol

Anyhow, I did thought on whether I could withstand  sitting down in a desk and work on what I would call, repetitive job of keying in data into the computer everyday in the year. Can I actually live doing that all year long?

Or would I prefer going out there interacting with people, organising events and such? In the end, I have concluded that I probably did take the wrong course. Hahawtf!

I cannot even imagine myself working from 9am to 5pm throughout the year since I've been going back at 11am throughout my last semester. lol!

12 weeks of work, and I am already feeling like I can hibernate for a month after all this work hectic ends.

Cannot wait to get back into university's life. I think I would love exams more once all these ends. Lots of plans and activities to look forward to under the leadership of our Accounting and Commerce Society in collaboration with CIMA Malaysia and several other universities. More to come soon! Will post it up here when it is all finalised!

Can't wait for holidays! On the bright side, it's Friday again! :p

Domino's Pizza Delivery Online GPS Tracker

I had a sudden craving for pizza when I got back from work today. After looking through Dominos Pizza brochure's current offers and coupon redemptions, I've decided to try their online order system.

Ordering online enables you to enjoy further discounts on top of their coupon offers. I've selected the RM30 for two regular pizzas coupon which gave me an additional RM2 for ordering online.

#1 Just simply sign up on their website with all your details (Name, Address and Mobile Number and etc.).

#2 Place your order(s)!

Choose which ever link that is relevant with your order - Pick a Domino's deal, a la carte or redeem coupons and purchase using your express card if you have one.

For instance, I've clicked on the "Redeem coupon & express card" link and I was brought to a whole new website where I have to key in the coupon number that I am about to use.

#3 Make your pick!

From type of crust to the topping of your choice is just a click away.

And after you've confirmed your order and select the payment method (if you're paying with cash, you could  choose whether or not to request them to bring a change for RM50, RM100, RM200 or RM300).

Last but not least, the wait..

I realised that they have this cool GPS Order Tracker to show the stages of which your pizza is going through at that moment (I'm very slow to notice, I know :|). Not too sure of the accuracy of it, but it just looks cool. lol. Was so fascinated with the technology that I kept the screen open to see my order. lol.

And 30 minutes later (or so) when the pizza arrives in your front door, just pay the guy and there you have it. Your pizza!

Nyum nyum!

Though, the downside of it is to have my other regular pizza smashed beyond recognition. Had to drive over to the store and get it changed. Fortunately, I've gotten it changed easily. Fast service. Though, I still think their crust is way to thin for my liking. I think that's probably the reason why the pizza was smashed in the box during delivery.

Their swift service (at this store location) might have just compensate the disappointment that my mum and I had after seeing the damage pizza. Though, I was still hoping that they would have given me some free stuff to compensate for the damage. lol. Materialistic..oh well.

Volkswagen Test Drive with Nuffnang and Volkswagen at Desa Park City

Several weeks back, I was lucky enough to be one of Nuffnang's invite to the Volkswagen test drive session at Desa Park City.

It was a bright and sunny Saturday mid-morning when I arrived. Participants were split between two sessions for the test drive. I was placed in the second session, but I arrived one session earlier (that's one and a half hour earlier!) out of excitement =P

But thank Gods that I was early because then only did I realised that both my back-up and main camera battery was flat. Totally flat. Hence, I went sulking into Coffee Bean at DPC Waterfront for a drink and to charge them batteries :|

So since I was there early, I get to see how was the event planned out for the day. First, we were told that we only could pick one car to test drive. My choice was the Polo GTI since I've heard that its a car with power, racing power. Since my Proton does not have much power to it, it would have been a nice change of experience.

There were 6 cars available for us bloggers test drive:

• Passat 2.0 CC TSI;
• Passat 1.8;
• Polo 1.2 TSI;
• Polo GTi;
• Golf 1.4 TSI; and
• Jetta 1.4

The good news was,....we were allowed to choose any VW cars that were available on the parking lot to test drive. Just so long, that there's a VW sales person to accompany us and the car is queue-less.

So yes, being the kiasu me (and Jiayeen haha!), I have managed to try on 5 out of 6 of the choices as listed above =D All except the Passat 2.0 CC TSI because I didn't see the car being vacant when I've no car to test drive.

Either that, or I saw it, but I forgot to ask if there was any available sales person who could take me on it for a ride around Desa Park City.

But lemme tell you, even if it's a mere 1.2 TSI Polo, it was good enough to satisfy me since the feel of it was so awesome that I have made this my future dream car to buy. When I have the money.

For all the VW cars equally, the accelerator pedal is very responsive. A slight pressure to it, and you can practically "feel" the car's speed moving at ease. Like without effort, much pressure and even realising it, your driving speed can go up to 120 km/hour!

It really did take some time to get use to the acceleration and break pedal of a Volkswagen car. Not only was the acceleration was really responsive, but the break was as well. Just a slight touch to it, and the whole car comes to a stop. 

It was apparently the car system. Not so good about cars, didn't quite understand how the system works but what I understood from the sales person was: When you have a car with very responsive accelerator, the break must be responsive as well. The break system for a VW car is so good that, in any case that emergency breaks are needed, your car would not skid a few feet in front (the possibility cause of an accident).

I felt like a beginner driver when I first drove the Jetta 1.4. A big car for the first try. The car kept jerking because I wasn't use to both of the said pedals. Kept apologising to the salesman that was sitting beside me for the jerky car. lol

The Passat 1.8 was one luxury car. The interior, to the steering wheels, it was simply smooth and I could feel the awesome-ness of it. Could already imagine how the Passat 2.0 feels like. Maybe I should just beg Jun Lung (my friend) to lend me his dad's car for a test drive. haha!

The interior of one of the car. Possibly the Jetta? Don't quite remember. But definitely not the Passat since the Passat does not have any hand break to it. That I remember because I was asking the salesman, "So, how do I release the car break?" lol - They run on some 'button' hand break system.

And the last car of the day: The Polo GTi.

We were only allowed to drive it around the car park area. And I think out of the rush, I accidentally pressed on some gear buttons on the steering wheel. Hence, the car couldn't move at the speed and feel that it was supposed to be. Not quite a good experience for me. But I think, if I had the money and the chance to purchase a Volkswagen car, I would have choosen something along the range of Golf 1.4 TSI. Comfortable and small enough to be driven around.

All in all, thanks to Nuffnang and Volkswagen for the thrilling experience. Could not have find any other better opportunity to test drive FIVE Volkswagen car all in a day.

A photo for the album. =)

More photos at MirrorOfMe Facebook

Ramen Taiko | Food Review

Few weeks back, I was invited to a food review at Ramen Taiko by Ivy. It was kind of a last minute thing since the other blogger could not make it.

Ramen Taiko, a casual dining restaurant specialised in Japanese Ramen. Situated in Mont Kiara Shoplex, Ramen Taiko had undergo a major reconstruction of its premise which now portrays a homely and comfort environment.

It was pre-Chinese New Year food review and hence, we were served with Ramen Taiko's salmon yee sang which is served with various other ingredients, spices and toppings. All which is quite different from the normal Chinese yee sang that we usually get in any other Chinese restaurants.

Next we were served with the appetizers:
Chashu (RM14)
BBQ Pork Slice and cabbage salad served with BBQ sauce.

Another one of my favourites on the table. The pork was tender. Tastes really good with the sauce that comes with it.

Tatami Nori Salad (RM16)

Grilled baby sardine sheet with seaweed, green lettuce, tomato and cucumber. And this comes with three dressings.

Pumpkin Koroke (RM14)
Deep-Fried Pumpkin Croquette

I don't usually eat pumpkins, but this suited my taste buds just fine.

After the appetizers, we were served with several A la Carte dishes.
Gyoza (RM12)
Pan-Fried Dumpling with Chives, Minced Pork, Round Cabbage, Dry Shrimp, Chinese Turnip.

Buta Kakuni (RM17)
Braised Pork Belly with Soy Sauce

Lots of fats, as you can see from the picture above. But, it tasted really good. All the sins... lol

Mabo Tofu (RM14)
Stir Fried Soft Tofu with Minced Pork, Black Mushroom, Mabo Sauce

The one and only dish that I was not able to taste it. Was distracted by the dishes before. But I heard from Benjamin that it tasted really really good.

Subuta (RM17)
Fried Pork with green pepper, yellow pepper, yellow onion, sweet and sour sauce

Next was the Sushi Makis (!) Tee Hee :)
Rainbow Maki (RM23)
Tuna, Butter Fish, Salmon, Green Lettuce, Cucumber, Mango, Avocado and Mayonaise.

The ever colourful fresh sushis!

Nama Harumaki (RM15)
Wrapped Rice Skin with green salad, cucumber, egg omelet, crab stick, avacodo, mango and mayonaise.

It was so nicely decorated that we didn't have the *heart* to eat it.

And then, to their signature dish, the Ramens.
Nagasaki Chanpon (RM22)
Prawn, Squid, Fish Cake with Cabbage, Carrot & Bell Pepper

The ramen filled with seafood all around.

Taiko Chashu Ramen (RM19)
Sliced chashu with bamboo shoot, braised egg & spring onion.

This got to be hands down my favourite ramen of the evening. The soup tasted really good (don't quite know how to describe it specifically) that soup has a taste of the sliced pork that is served with it.

Sapporo Miso Ramen (RM18)
Minced pork, corn, bamboo shoot, bean sprouts, spring onions, chives and butter

Kimchee Ramen (RM19)
Korean Cabbage, chashu slice, bean sprouts & Chives

One thing about this is that it doesn't taste THAT spicy at all, which means I could eat it! (I don't eat spicy food).

Hiyashi Chuka (RM17)
Sliced BBQ Pork, tomato, egg, cucumber, crabstick, slice seaweed, corn with yellow mustard

Don't fancy soup? Try the "dry" version of ramen! It tastes equally good.

Last but not least, desserts.
An Nind Tofu (RM7)
Homemade Almond Pudding

Macha Ice Cream (RM7)
Homemade Green Tea Ice Cream

Couldn't have enough of this green tea ice cream. It really is a cure to after a hot day on the outside.

Fancy trying any of the above dishes? You can get them at:

Ramen Taiko Japanese Restaurant
Unit 15-0-2B & 2C, Mont Kiara Shoplex,
Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Rest: +603-2096 1822
Email: ramentaiko@gmail.com
Facebook: Ramen Taiko Japanese Restaurant

Stupidly Funny, me.

Today, I did something stupidly funny.

You know (or maybe you don't), that you always joke about having to go in the wrong car when you aren't thinking straight. Or clearly, you're not paying attention while walking to your car?

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Well, that's exactly what happened to me today.

There I was, walking to my car after my senior drop me off at One Utama Daratan carpark. Walk to where I usually parked my car, stood in front of the drivers side of the car and that's when I saw the locks were up. First thing that came into my head was "Oh shit! I left the car doors unlock?"

*inserts keys*

*turned keys*

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My thoughts: "Why can't the door be opened? Someone changed my car locks?!" Absurd, but yeah...that was exactly what came into my sleepy, tired and happy-to-go-home mind.

Turn the keys and tried pulling the door handle, to only realised that...the car colour was slightly different.

And that's when I realised I've gotten the wrong car before I begun looking around the car park for my car.

The end of my stupidly funny act of the day.

Thank Gods that no one was there to witness it. Or maybe, that's what I thought...

Disclaimer: pictures belong to the respective websites as linked.

"Plastic Money" the video | WE NEED YOUR VOTES!

To everyone out there who is reading this, I know you're one of the kindest person in the whole wide world *my attempt to rub shoes (direct translation of "chak hai")*, and since you're reading this...what I am going to ask you to do next would not take long.

I (together with my friend, Ben) have recently participated in an online video contest thing organised by Bijak Mengurus Wang SIDC.

The DEADLINE of the contest is this Saturday, 11 February 2012.


Here's what I need you to do to show your kindness to the world lol:

1. Log on to your Facebook account.
2. Go to this web link:  http://www.facebook.com/BMWSIDC
3. "Like" the page.
4. Go to this link:  http://www.facebook.com/BMWSIDC/posts/324117227631808
5.  "LIKE" my video!! 

Just FIVE simple steps and you can make me a happy girl.

Here's a preview to the video.

Only had two days to get it done, hence, we tried to think of ways to do it within that time frame. Working have really exhaust our free time :|

IF you have already done so, THANK YOU! You're the best!

Chronicle | Movie Review

CHRONICLE

Release Date: 01 February 2012

Genre: Adventure / Fantasy

Running Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes

Director: Josh Trank

Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael Kelly

New technologies and social communities allow us to record, post and comment on every second of our lives, sharing our every emotion and opinion with the world, no matter how mundane.

For three high school classmates who suddenly gain superpowers from a mysterious substance, the chronicle of their ordinary lives is about to take on extraordinary turn. Initially they use their powers to play innocent pranks on each other and people around them, but soon they gain confidence and learn to control their powers better to take on more difficult tasks.

Their newfound sense of immortality and impunity will force them to evaluate their own morality to ultimately decide where to draw the line about how far they should go.

Contain spoilers
Storyline

The beginning started telling Andrew's (Dane Dehaan) day-to-day life. How he gets bullied in school, how his alcoholic addict father beats him up, and how his family struggle financially to support his sick mother. All in which, he managed to video record it down in his newly bought camera. Though, I really didn't understand why he had the sudden urge to record everything (!) down. They failed to explain why after he was found mentioning about "I will record all of this down" to his dad right at the start of the show.

Soon, Andrew, Matt (Alex Russell) and Steve (Michael B. Jordon), found themselves having some telekinetic talent - to lift themselves up into their air and fly (This was damn cool!), and to move objects around using a control of their mind.  Andrew loses control over his powers when his emotions are not kept in check. And that's what happened when he accidentally used lightning to strike Steve; to hurt everyone around him.

"Power ruins people's personality," which is mostly true. And that is what is shown clearly in this film. People who are being bullied in school and abuse at home (having two at the same time) like Andrew here, will one day just *burst*. The result of it could be disastrous.  After all, the most quiet people around you might just be the most dangerous people. They're like a time bomb, ticking away. If not quiet, having too much power might just corrupt our mind, even the best of people.

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Verdict

The movie goes on through a live camera view - documentary style. In Chronicle though, it was not shown on those shaky hand-held cameras but quite a good one at that. One thing for sure is that you won't get a headache throughout the screening time. Though, the one bad thing about it is that, you'll feel as though the storyline is incomplete.

For example, they failed to tell how these three high school students gain their telekinetic powers. Yes, they did show that they've found some strange alien devise deep underground, but the camera cuts off when something attacked them deep down the ground. Hence, no story on how did they get the power. At the end of the film, Matt did mentioned about "finding what happened to them no matter what happens" and then the film sorts of just ended. o.o

The powers that the three main casts portray were highly sought for. Especially the flying part. The scenes effect and casts played their parts believably. The effects look real, that for some time, it felt like I was watching a live documentary. 

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The End

Andrew mistakenly use his power to throw off a short gun in his attempt to rob a petrol station, causing the shortgun to go off and goes *boom*. He'd gotten himself into the hospital, supposedly a coma but when his dad came over and again, mock him in his sleep, he woke up and cause a great hell of a havoc in the hospital and around the city. He looked like an unconscious zombie when he did so. Burn marks all over his face and arms. Arms and legs wrapped in bandages. Eyes unfocused.  Thank Gods it wasn't a scary show, or else I would have been hiding behind my bag lol.

Matt did all he could to stop Andrew but to no avail. Last resort was to simply kill Andrew by putting a spear through him. It was quite disturbing scene. And the end of the end, was again those "wtf it ended?" moments..haha!

Irony
A girl in the film who Matts' took to a liking, takes videos for her blog. The irony.

Ratings: 2.5/5

"The display of telekinetic skills were one of the best. Same goes to the effects created in the film. Really believable."

This premiere screening is a courtesy of ChurpChurp. And thanks to Choulyew for the tickets :)