What drives you?

Have you ever wondered what is the driving factor to overcome adversities to reach certain objectives or do certain actions?

It was LUST behind Clinton's infamous blowjob; GREED motivated Lim Goh Tong ; POWER drove Mahathir and FAME took Anna Nicole's life.

Recently i had to overcome few adversities to achieve an objective. Started off with a 2 1/2 hours journey seated in a tiny space in a bus an airplane;


Followed by another 2 1/2 hours journey of horse riding on a 4x4 (try seating at the back you'll know what i mean) ;


Upon arriving to this cowboy town;

human-sandwiched into a crappy boat and trafficked off the coast for another hour;

Finally, we reached our destination. What a sight of relieve.


It was all worth it when we saw this;

My catch of the day, DRIVEN by cheapskateness and gluttony.

Death in the family

Peter Anthonius Petrelli Solomon @PAPS died peacefully on 8th of March, 2007. He was 2. The blood parasites got to his kidney and before long God took him away (damn u parasites! #@&*). He died a virgin.

Showered with love his entire life, he will be missed by his adopted mother Joyce, caretaker Karen and provider Theresa. He might be missed by his birth parents; Titi and Rombung.

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A proper burial was conducted in the family's cemetery in Inanam.


Last picture of PAPS.

May he rest in peace.

Culture Shock: Sabah

Years back, a foreigner friend stayed over my place and wanted to take a dump. I directed him to the toilet but less than a minute later he was out! Both of us were totally shocked; cause he doesn't know how to use that particular toilet; and me cause i've never imagined someone who has never seen a squat toilet in their life! That was my first lesson on culture shock.

Boasting the highest mountain and best islands in Malaysia, Sabah is an essential contributor to the nation's tourism industry. My recent visit was my third and this time round i took the time to see the few difference that only this land below the wind has to offer.

1. They love their seafood. You can get freash seafood literally everywhere. Even in bus stops.


2. Gardenia is not only a breadmaker here. They produce soft drinks as well. Apparently the founder of Gardenia is a local.

3. Black plastic bags are widely used here. Its not limited to pirated DVDs/ Software traders.

4. Obviously, it's a safe heaven for terrorists.


5. They play pool in properly ventilated shoplots. Air cond is not needed.


I love this state. I shall return for more.

2nd Best Char Siew in Malaysia

This shop located under an overhead bridge along Jln Loke Yew fully deserves to be the runner-up of the coveted "best char siew" in the country (heck cares what others may think).

I shortlisted this shop as the top three in Malaysia many months ago, but i had the opportunity to retry the three for the past month and this time i'm saying it without a doubt.

Enjoying it myself is a pleasure; treating it to others who appreciate how good it tastes is a satisfaction; taking the hassle of bringing it to Borneo is worthwhile.

CNY: Protein Overdose in KL

" Chinese New Year is the period where the highest number of people in the world migrate from one place to another". I read this statement in an article writing about the mass exodus of people from large cities across China. Being the most populated country in the world and supplying the world's labour, it is no surprise that it represents migration across the world during CNY.

I would have contributed to the numbers , but for the first time in years, i remember NOT having to sit in the crawl inching my way back for the reunion dinner on the eve of chinese new year. I can say it is a breath of fresh air.

One thing remains the same as previous years is the food. Aplenty of them. On the eve we had these for dinner;

On the 2nd day we did the "lou sang" and these ;

On the 4th day we had "lou sang" again and paid the bill that almost took my life;

On the 7th day we had "lou sang" AGAIN ;

On the 8th day, just before everyone heads off for work again we finished something like these;

All in all, after 3 "lou sangs", unmeasureable calories intake and overdosed with protein; CNY this year was a blast.