My Pitstop Cafe (棋坊) -- Your new hang-out

Two days ago, I paid my second visit to this fantastic cafe located at Seri Kembangan, Selangor. This is the first ever board games cafe I know in Malaysia and it's co-ran by my fellow old friend, Ming Luen and his partners.

How is it different from thousand of cafes we used to visit? Not to mention the nice food and drinks they serve, like steak with home-made asam sauce, marmite chicken chop rice and various ice blended drinks, the theme of the concept is to provide youngsters with numerous interesting board games. These board games are not easily found in Malaysia, you won't see them in some bookstores or department stores but they are definitely some games you wouldn't want to miss. This I can assure you and this is why I purposely travelled 150km from Melaka to the cafe with my friends and we made this kind of one-day trip twice in four weeks time!

If you are planning for a meetup with your buddies or some new friends, I would suggest this beautiful place for you as it will bring you much fun and great interaction among players. You can find the map to get there by clicking here.

Yea, Selamat Hari Raya and Happy Holidays to all~ :D

Second petrol prices cut in 2 months, ok, what now?

In the afternoon of 24th September, 2008, the government announced that both petrol and diesel prices were cut by 10 sen to RM2.45 and RM2.40 per litre respectively effective from the following day.

As this was an expected decision and the slight cut was no surprise to all the Malaysians, I remember when I first heard of this news from the radio at my office that day, my client, my staff and I were like "Okay, so it's lowered."

It has been almost a week since the government made this "gift offer" for the Ramadan festive period to the residents. Somehow, this time it doesn't appear to be a widely welcome plan, this "candy magic trick" just doesn't work. Why? Well, this is actually understandable. Our petrol price was increased by a 40% margin from RM1.92 to RM2.704 in June 2008, and then cut by 15 sen and 10 sen to the current RM2.45. Immediate chain reactions like increase of electricity charges and commodities inflation already stunned the people and still we don't see the so-called "most people-friendly" budget. The government has yet to tell us how to overcome the scary inflation as it hits 27-year high of 8.5% in July 2008.

So, what does the government expect the people to react? Give them some clap? Nah, show us your determination to fight against corruption first. Stop putting our money in your own pockets, we are already sick of your promises, slogans and big projects because your plans only allow certain high post public servants to suck our money. What now? Show us real business.

Football Manager 2009 -- a game football fans wouldn't miss

Sports Interactive, the developer of Football Manager series has announced that FM 2009 will be officially released on 14th November, 2008 for both PC and Mac users.

To most of the FM fans like me myself, the demo version also means a lot to us. So, I believe many have been waiting for the release of demo version and would be very happy to be the first to experience the brand new version of FM. On 3rd September, 2008, SI officially declared the added new features, including more emotional movements and a 3D match engine, which might kill my old graphic card? lol... Screenshots can be found here.

So, dear FM mates, you'd better get some nice sleep before the official launching of the extraordinary simulation game!

Melaka, the Historic City

A little introduction of my hometown. Here's where I'm from, thanks to google maps for the fantastic services. The balloon marked 'A' indicates the city I'm living in, Melaka (also known as Malacca), the historic city of Malaysia.

Melaka is located on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, facing the famous Straits of Malacca, about 147 kilometres from the capital city Kuala Lumpur. This southern state of Malaysia covers an area of approximately 1,638 square metres.

Why is it called the historic city? The state government celebrated the 600th anniversary of the founding in year 1990, however, some historians had placed the founding at between 1376 and 1400. Melaka’s glorious years began during the Malay Sultanate and ended when it became a pawn in the struggle between the colonial powers that sought fame and fortune in the Far East. Melaka’s illustrious history left numerous heritage and cultural landmarks that have become a draw for tourists. In July 2008, Melaka was finally recognized and listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), together with another city, George Town of Penang Island.

A new day in cyber world -- Hello world!

Good day~~ everybody! Yea, that's it, from this moment on I officially become a member of the so-called bloggers in the fantastic (insane?) cyber world. Well, I have been hanging around the Internet since 13 years ago while the Internet was being introduced nationwide in my beloved homeland, Malaysia. So, technically I'm no longer a newbie but, somehow, this is the first time I feel like posting my thoughts to the cyberspace.

Ellooo, again! Bye for now, see you soon on blogger.com...