Minyak masak pun naik?

Sold out: Stores in Bintulu ran out of cooking oil yesterday following panic buying on Friday, blamed on an SMS rumour that the price of cooking oil was going up soon.

That happened last friday while i was out with my mom, sis and nephew. People were queueing undeniably long at various supermarkets stocking up their cooking oil. There goes your money. It was only rumours. No such thing. It was on the news today, the stir was caused by some prank sms spreading cooking oil price would increase too by 50%. Tak belajar dari kesilapan lalu. Mcm tu la Malaysians, dapat je sms, terus panic, gi keluarkan duit berjuta2 dari bank yang sememangnya ada RM 100 saja, kemudian beli berbotol2 minyak masak..kesudahan? tipu semata2. Amik.

It was not at all in the news, only sugar and electricity tariff. That we cannot help anymore cause what's done is done. But, cooking oil? Hello, the last time that issue shook the country, i didnt even bother to buy, still i have enuff stock at home. Malas nak ikut panik2..tak kemana, cerita HANGAT DI PASARAN tu usually bertahan seminggu or the most 2. Lepas tu senyap la balik. Kalau la tanya kat aku yang belajar marketing ni, dalam otak aku takda lain, government saja je nak kasi haru biru, so that people will go and buy and finally habiskan stok2 clearance. Untung gomen. Kayap rakyat.

All im just saying is that, we watched citizens of Miri berebut2 buying minyak masak sampai satu trolly satu family, and we did nothing to join. Malas. Buat penat queue, lepas tu esok keluar berita, tipu semata2. Muahaha. Takpa lah korang kaya, beli la banyak2..aku masak rebus je..sihat tubuh badan..

Harga Basikal Naik

Nah, just a thought of it. Gimmick. It might happen u know, with people still rambling, meratap'ing the price hike of petrol and diesel, people would just prolly change to other alternative by riding bikes instead. hmmm...

Anyway, i said i'll be away and wont be blogging didnt i, but i cud not help it. My bro has internet connection at his place..so let's hear what i've got to post this time..

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YESTERDAY's journey was a demon. Made our journey off from Sri Aman at 9am, but just as about we were to enter the 34th minute of the journey, the pajero tyre went ' te babom!' ...."opocot" i said..rupanya tayar kepancitan..GREAT. I am no body builder i cant lift the tyre. Lucky we were on a convoy trip with my brother. So we berganding bahu dan tenaga changing the unbelivable heavy tyre and got it done only after an hour. Tu pun lepas i drove my Bro's car to a closed workshop and had to borrow from the restaurant's next door kete punya jek..

"taukey talak ala sini..dia cuti oo"

"Saya tau, tapi saya mau pinjam sikit jam saja, saya bukan mau curi..You kasi saya number dia, saya tanya sama dia sendili. Saya pajelo tayar meletup, saya punya jek talak cukup tinggi, nanti saya kasi balik laa. Saya mau guna apa ini jek, saya pelempuan. kalu itu jek emas, mau juga saya ambik jual sama apek cincin emas." -- only the first 3 lines tho did i say to the lady. *chuckles* punya laaaaa kedekut itu pelempuan talak mau kasi pinjam sama wa. Dia ingat wa kemaluk mau culi itu kalat punya jek..kasi flee pun wa talak mau, tapi kalu pancet lagi, wa pinjam laa..

Upon arriving Bintulu, (after driving around 9 hours) i received a text message from Odee Tan informing me " Tmr oil price hike. Fill ur tank before tonight. Will hike up to 2.70. " and whoa i went..gila laaaaaa..dulu pajero full tank tak sampai RM100, lepas tu jadi RM120..skrg ni nanti?? RM200?? ok mom, jom berbasikal..

Cut story short, we arrived Miri approximately 940pm and headed straight to any first petrol station we'd see. Just as expected, scores of cars were on queue and it was unebelivably long. I didnt wait, proceeded to the next station and decided to stay on queue..tunggu diesel tak la lama as for those filling for petrol. I was having bad headache due to long hours of driving but still, i waited patiently just so i could fill my what seemed to be already half tank left.

I do not know who to point fingers to, the government? the law? or should we even be pointing fingers to one another when instead, we could stay unite and help the government ? (which im sure not all of yous will agree with me)..kadang tu yea, i too menyampah with the government for why i shall not share.

Yea, some sort of a serious discussion for today. Im going off now, nak layan my nephew..i've been kissing him over and over again sampai dia naik nak muntah kot dgn auntie dia ..

More to come, soon. Jangan marah2 people..bertenang dan anggap ini cara untuk kita berjimat-cermat dari bershopping..hahaha.. BANYAK LA!

YeT anotHer bReaK!

Im off the blog again guys. Going for another trip, only shorter this time. Heading to Miri tomorrow morning, a long hour journey of 9-10 hours drive. Have a nice day ahead of yous, i'll be back soon.

P/S : Pourpres, nak ikut tak? bolehhhhh..boleh blah..ngahahaha..duduk senyap-senyap tunggu result k..jangan merajuk, kang nanti i buy u mini walts cornetto chocolate nak? adios amigos, gua berambus..

Tag tag tag..by Pourpres

Tagged by Cik Pourpres, oh i know how much u missed me kan..muah muah to all my fans out there..who am i without you. Ok, enuff crap. let's get on with this. Something to do with revealing my odd/dark facts/mental illnesses/weird habits/about me to the world. So, right..here goes nothing..

Wait. The rules first..dont blame me it's in BM..salahkan Pourpres.

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1) Semua blogger harus menyatakan peraturan-peraturan ini dahulu.

2) Setiap blogger harus mula dengan 8 fakta/amalan tentang diri mereka.

3) Blogger yang di tag hendaklah menulis tentang 8 fakta/amalan mereka itu dan menyenaraikan peraturan-peraturan ini. Seterusnya tag pula 8 orang lain.

4) Tinggalkan komen kepada mereka yang di tag memberitahu bahawa mereka di tag dan suruh mereka datang baca blog kamu.

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SATU

I'm a blood of Iban from Dad and Melanau from Mom.

I converse Bahasa Melayu Sarawak with my mum and Bahasa Iban with my siblings. Dad used to converse in English and Iban with Mom and she would reply back in Bahasa Melayu. Melanau is not in my specialty so i'd become bengap susu each time my muslim cousins speak Melanau to me.

DUA

Once, i had two boyfriends simultaneously.

Well, that happened way back when i was 16 ok..hahaha..one was from my school and the other was from another town. I'd see this A in school and B during school holidays. Not entirely my fault, B had another girlfriend as well ok..so, we were sort of even la..But, sorry A, if you ever happen to read this blog..Ouch..adeh, truth hurts.. OH OH, reminder : that was ages ago ok. Not anymore. Im a loyal person now ok.

TIGA

I'm blessed/cursed with tonnes of love

Im a dork when it comes to love. Once i'm attached to someone by heart, literally i'd do anything for the man. Sometimes it became simply overwhelming, i'd just want to kill myself cause i'll be thinking of the guy 24/7, 7 days a week. Kinda freaky kan..

EMPAT

I can't stay away from laptop & Internet for too long. I'd die.

The only thing i may be reluctant to share with my boyfriend is my laptop altho he did twice already borrowed my laptop, which was a hell lot of sufferings for me the next couple of days. I told him, my laptop is my life and my cinta. I'd be asking him first how long will he be using it, when will he return it, and what not bla bla..If i would, i'd be more than willing to buy him a new laptop than for him to borrow mine and left me un-laptop. Hehe..Sorry lah sayang..bukan kedekut, just that, it's that.

LIMA

I can literally drive any car, given it's auto. Literally.

Really. I'm a traveler freak. I dont mind driving for hours and hours as long as i can get to travel. I was good with manual before, mind you, i drove my dad's Ford Ranger before we finally decided to sell it off for a new VIOS. I get people joking about me driving big cars but too often, i became saturated. Hell yea i could drive big cars and you chicken can't. There.

ENAM

I'm a perfectionist. Silly.

One thing i hated about myself would be being that. However, i could not help myself. This you can count on to happen when involving work matters. I would try my very best to come up with a super satisfying job, resulting to tiredness. Help cure me..

TUJUH

I have a bantal busuk..yang wangi

It smells good. Always before going to bed, I would gentel-gentel the side of it, sort of lullabying myself to sleep. Should my bantal busuk is not with me, just dont allow me to think of it, cause then, i will rant, grumble and search every single corner for it. My brother likes to tease me by hiding my pillow, and let me search for it like crazy until i feel like poking his perut boncet hard with a fork. Nah, my bro's a gentleman..muah muah love u!

LAPAN

My first kiss was when i was ....

Nuh, not gonna tell ya..only that, it was with someone so dear to me at that time and i was so on cloud 9..that first kiss was indeed a memorable one..phew..i froze..


Im in my sober mood lah Pourpres, could not get it to be hillarious..ada budak kenit kat rumah ni asyik mintak cium..no, actually im the one yang salu mintak cium dia..habis virginity bibir nephew aku..nga ha ha ha..

Tagging time : Rafiq, Fieza, Yasser, Acom, Rozella, NurulWhatever, Sheena and Dotty. Do it!

When There's Nothing Else To Do

I'm pretty much out of ideas on what to blog at this moment, so let's just have a go on this one, something i got from Rafiq's. Minus few questions out, too long. Other than entertaining my Adam who just arrived today, i am considerably free.

The Golden Rules:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. Press forward for each question.

3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense.

4. With the answers, give your own comments on how they relate to the questions.

5. Tag other People


1. How are you feeling today?

Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis.. --hmmm..

2. What do you like in a guy/girl?

Amazed by Lonestar -- I guess what it means is someone who can amaze me (",)

3. What do you think about very often?

Just Another Day by John Secada -- when it comes to work matters, yea, i guess so

4. What's your best friend's theme song?

Shackles (Praise You) by Mary Mary - Yea, we praised each other all the time..muah!!

5. What is the story of your life?

I've Been Waiting For You by Guys Next Door -- I was before, but now i've found the love of my life..muah muah to you Sayang

6. What is your motto?

Last Night by P.Diddy feat Keisha Cole -- Last night for every night was good baby.

7. What’s the best thing about your friends?

Umbrella by Rihanna -- wow, yea, this is true, my bestest Girlfriends are always there for me

8. What do you think of the person you like?

I Dont Love You by My Chemical Romance --*giggles..ironic..i lyk this one..

9. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston -- hehehe..so much of that i'd want to be..nah, not quite that.

10. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

4 In the Morning by Gwen Stefani -- Im so in love i'd still be awake at that time, (",)

11. How's your life going?

Yi Lu Xiang Bei by Jay Chou -- Alamak, it's telling about my sad love story lah..hmm.

12. What is your hobby/interest?

Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morrissette -- something i am but im not..make any sense?

13. Will you have a happy life?

My Favourite Game by The Cardigans -- Oh yea, enjoying it pretty much..*wink wink*

14. Do people secretly lust after you?

Rewind by The Cardigans -- Something i do repeatedly, perhaps?

15. Will you ever have children?

The Way I Are by Timbaland -- hehehe, I am what i am, will i or will i not, it all depends, just The Way I Are.

16. What song would you strip to?

Keranamu Kekasih by Ila Sabri -- ISK ISK! of all the songs? Oklah, for you my love i'd strip!

17. What is your deep, dark secret?

Me and You by Casey -- seriously, i didnt pick any of the song titles but they just hit it right..oh well, it's a deep and dark secret of YOU and ME baby..

18. What will you dance to at your wedding?

Poco-poco by Yopie Latul -- Obviously funny!! hahaha..sapa la nak pasang lagu poco2 masa wedding time...memang wa tabik spring ..



Tagging Acom, Rozella, Yasser, Pourpres and Dotty for this one.

Beijing II

The word says, you aint in China till you've been to The Great Wall. So, let's just go straight to it.

First view we had upon stepping out the bus. It was beautiful.

Group photo before climbing The Great Wall.

Panting while ascending The Great Wall. First stop, sempat posing. Jeez, i didnt expect for it to be so challenging!

With cute little kiddo, Fasha Farihin from KL.

Amazing sight from top.

I was awarded The Great Wall certificate and a card certifying i've climbed this one 7 wonders of the world. Jangan jeles ok.

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Tian' an Men Square

Striking a pose inside Forbidden City.

Another one. It was a long walk, 7-8km to finish up the entire Forbidden City.

Its huge area.

erm, the Hall of Preserved Harmony.

Behind us is the Emperor's concubines' rooms. 9,999 in total. Emperor's got a hell lot of taste! Not to mention high sex drive! Phew..

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Bird's Nest

Near Bird's Nest. You know, the Olympic stadium. Just admiring the beauty of flowers around.

There, the Bird's Nest as they named it.

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Hard Rock Cafe

Our last day. Just a brief stop at Hard Rock's.

We had few more stops after Hard Rock, but im just slightly lazy to post them up, plus i think i've posted enough photos for you my beloved readers to view.

Shopping was crazy. I got myself lots of stuff and i must say i was a good bargainer. Grabbed few pairs of shoes, jades bracelets and necklace, crystal pendant, earrings, Beijing t-shirts and caps, bags, some medicated heated packs, tea, Hard Rock's T-shirts, 32GB thumb drives RMB50 for 2, and the most expensive item i bought (which i had to use my credit card) was the Silk quilt with cover, cost me RMB1380, equal to RM700 somewhat. I could not resist it okay.

O yea, i shopped a bit for Dia yang Kechomelan too. Had help from Auntie Ros and Uncle Maulud (an elderly couple with the tour) to do the bargaining. I hope you will like the gifts i got for you sayang. Missing you tho, hope to see you in a week's time ok..Oppsss..sorry, diverted there.

We ended the day after 10pm. Everyone was tired and needed to get back to our hotel rooms to pack for next day's early departure back to Malaysia. In all, the trip was magnificent and spectacular. I love Beijing.



P/S : for more pictures, click on to my TravelBlog at amoichantek.blogspot.com

Beijing

I was in Beijing with my family on a tour. It was nice, except for the weather. We were told the temperature will be similar as in Malaysia but turned out to be, it wasn't. It was end of spring to early summer but it was unbelievably cold. We weren't prepared.

However, the tour itself was great. 23 of us, from all parts of Malaysia including a pair from UK, had wonderful moments touring round Beijing. Aha yes, the journey from KL-Beijing took approximately 6 hours beginning 1230 am by Malaysia Airlines Airbus. It was not pleasant tho, we could hardly sleep cause the stewards and stewardess kept on 'Excuse me miss, would u like to have coffee, tea or juice?' , 'Excuse me miss, sandwich?' , 'Excuse me miss, would you like rice with lemon chicken or omelette with potatoes?' and a hell lot more of Excuse Me, Misssssss..

Upon arrival, we headed straight for the tour. First destination was Summer Palace. It was cool, but i was dizzy. Like i said, we did not have good sleep on flight. Lunch was okay, we had 10 meals served in front of us. Chinese tea was all that is for us to drink during the entire trip. Health tips, drinking chinese tea will make you look much younger, but the process will not be until few years, in other words, you have to consume chinese tea before and after every meal everyday. Yea.

Beijing airport. Dusty haze now. It was bad.

Summer Palace. It was cold although sunny. Our almost 24 hours faces since 26th May from Kuching.

Behind is the KunMing Lake, impressively men made

Second day. Had photos of our amazing apartment hotel room, later. So, this is the lobby of Jinqiao Apartment Hotel

The room. It was fabulous, complete with Internet connection, washing machine, stove, oven and everything else that completes as a home.

Day after was the moment we waited for, because the destination was The Great Wall of China. I'll let the photos tell the story.

Jade House. Some horse statue at the restaurant with big souvenir shops inside.

Crystal House before Great Wall.

Let's take a break for now. I know, i know i haven't posted the pictures of Great Wall yet. Don't worry, will be up next. Stay tuned.

I've been tagged..by Rozella

Got this from Rozella..sorry for the delay Rozela..tak sengaja..seminggu tak jenguk blog, i was pretty sure i was going mad! Ok, so here goes

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For the instructions, add your name on the list and simply spell out your name using the given Japanese letter- translations below. Tag six of your friends and inform them of the tag. Have fun.

TRANSLATION:

A - ka	F - lu	K - me	P - no	U - do	Z - zi
B - tu	G - ji	L - ta	Q - ke	V - ru
C - mi	H - ri	M - rin	R - shi	W - mei
D - te	I - ki	N - to	S - ari	X - na
E - ku	J - zu	O - mo	T - chi	Y - fu

1. OSWALD - moarimeikatate (sounds like america and states. har…. har… har…)

2. CHLOE - Miritamoku — Um…think I still prefer my given name, ha ha

3. GENG – Jikutoji — Actually, I think its cute sounding. Arigato gozaimasu!

4. CONSTANCE - Mimoto arichi katomiku — WOW! Does it sound like an authentic Japanese cuisine? YIKES! I broke it up cos it was quite a mouthful!

5. DORA - Temoshika – Sounds pretty good huh?! Does it mean beautiful woman?

6. Sting - Arichi Kitoji - Sounds like a guy's name but at least it rhymes! LOL!!

7. Amidrin - Karinki Teshikito (I was deciding between Karinki Teshikito or Karinkites Hikito. LOL... still the english name sounds much better.)

8. Osindak - Moari Kitotekame (I sound very Japanese! LOL)

9. Monica - Rinmotokimika (lol, it sounds so funny)

10. Rozella - Shimozikutataka - Hmm... I don't know what to say except that I'm glad that's not my real name! :P

11. Felicia Farida - Lukutakimikika Lukashikiteka (Uiks, kena luku, pastu tu luka pastu berteka teki...bu xie, my own name sounds gajillion lot better!)

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Im tagging..NurulWhatever, Yasser, Pourpres, Ohnoaini, Acom, and Yuzray. Your turn.


Anyway, some newsflash. I just got back approximately 3 hours ago at 1130pm after a longgggg 19 hours journey from Beijing. Will update with photos in next post to come. For now, i'd like to get some peaceful sleep in my own bed. Ge nigh everyone. *Snores.