Kaw Kaw - KAW!

Kaw in essence is a typical Malaysian coined term - "kaw" - is pronounced as "kaau" with more emphasis on the aaa part and low tune. Some say it is a chinese term - hokkien or hakka? I am not too sure about it...the origins of this terms is a mystery.

But go to any local old fashioned coffee shop and you can hear this terms every few minutes. Some patrons like it kaw...like my dad, who graduated from kopi O to a kopi O "Kaw"...some of you who are not familiar with malaysia might ask - what is kaw?

Well, kaw in essence is more concentrated...lebih kaw.....the malays, chinese even indians used it...and I am not surprised that mat sallehs might use it as well, since now they are picking up our "lahs".....

Besides used to describe coffee and beverages, kaw is also used for anything which is deemed extreme..like "hit him kaw kaw"...which means, give him a really good punch....somehow the kaw terms just stuck to our everyday vocab...

Another familiar term used is "O"...which is without milk....again, the origins of this terms is a mystery - and ONLY kopitiams understand it. U certainly can't walk into Starbucks and tell them "I want a frappucino kaw please"...... O.o'''???? Uh - huh, you will see the waiter with his expression like this....hahahahaha!!!! Try to use it in overseas - I love their expression! >.<

Yup - that is the beauty of Malaysia language, we like to mix malay, english, chinese and tamil into our everyday vocab - like rojak, like ABC....it turns out just nice and kaw!

In appreciation of our Merdeka celebrations, lets make this year a kaw kaw one!!!
Selamat Hari Merdeka!!!

Home away from home...........

"Houston - we have a problem........"

This was the normal phrase uttered and heard from cartoons, from movies, especially from astronauts - I have no idea why...well for some reason, that line got stuck in my head and lo and behold, I know where Houston is from that phrase....but I never imagined myself coming to Houston for real......sounds exciting - yes I am excited....but wait, a quick check at the flight times.................29 hours!!!????!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all I can say for 29 hours of flight time, you must be joking....but then Singapore airlines did an excellent job! Extremely good service from the ladies and men, d pilots were great at landing as well, I didn't feel any bumps at all....not bad for a Boeing 777! ^o^

After a grueling 29 hours, and 3 movies and I don't remember how many meals...I lost all track of time and day....I finally reached Houston......WOW!!! I never imagined Houston had so many green and trees! From the pictures, it looked like a huge city with tall buildings but here d tallest building is my hotel? Oh OK, I am at the north side so here is all d greenery......nice! =)

This is my fourth day here and still I dilligently wake up at the middle of night and stare into space - counting airplanes....jet lag - go away pls!!! O.o I don't wanna sleep in class again...this is not what I bargained 29 hours for....

Everything in Houston is BIG, the road is BIG, every building is so far from each other, d cars n trucks r big (think Optimus Prime), the bed is big, up to my waist! - have to climb the giant bed every night, the ppl r big (which makes me feel small).....the food portion especially is BIG BIG BIIIIIGGGGGGGG!!!!

Stay here any longer and I will grow horizontally very well O.o'''

Weather is hot but not as hot as I imagined it to be - according to locals, d peak has just passed - Thank God! But still its burning....and I have to dice with traffic every evening to grab my dinner....ah so this is the american street - but wait, 1,2,3 lanes??? 3 lanes??? on each side - which brings the total to 6 lanes! and the americans still call this a street - so i assume their highway is 10 lanes??? Holy $&*@~
Grab ur balls and run!!!!!

Houston will be my home away from home.......minus the jet lag pls....

Funny Crowd

I really dread flying, somehow I just hate the smell of airplanes...they make me sick..nausea, paranoid... you get the picture. so when my boss ask me to go to Dubai for a 2 weeks training....well I am not entirely excited...because I am travelling alone to a country which i have entirely no idea of! my geography is lousy, thank you....I used to think Brisbane is in Europe - yeah , start laughing....

But I didn't have a choice so I had to go....on 3rd of April, (today), I woke up extra early coz my flight is an early one. My husband fetch me there....and we were 2 hours early...surely we have to fill our tummys up with McD before we set sail for a country which is ???? km from KL?

Damn, time sure pass fast at the airport...soon I have to leave....as I embark on my thousand step journey, I have to begin with a first step..which is to the escalator and BEYOND!!!! But of course sebelum itu, kena la bye 3,4 kali to my dearly beloved...even sampai the customs counter still nak strain out the neck to manage a few extra waves before I set off....

I was just here last month, (I was in Korea), so I somehow knew the airport pretty well now....The aerotrain fucked up and we got literally stranded there for about 10 minutes, and during that time the doors kept opening and closing....fuck, more ppl jammed in....and yeah my ass got squashed by another man's behind....hey please get your behind away from my ass. The more I avoid him the more he squashed over...idiots!!!! STOP MOVING AROUND!!!! its already so cramped!

I HATE PACKED TRANSPORTATION!!!!!!!!! Especially ppl who squeeze in, hello - if you know thr's no more space then why do you still wanna come in? morons!!!

I have about 20 minutes to dash over to gate C22 to board the plane...once thr I noticed such a colourful ensemble of crowd....i see black, i see red, i see white, i see yellow..and i think to myself...what a wonderful world!!!..hahahaha!!!!!

AVATAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On board i was seriously bored out my mind....so i checked out their movies....hey they got AVATAR!!!!

since i missed it d last yr so i guess this is my chance to catch on what the hype is all about....d starting part is kinda dull, drab and boring...we're at the military base - sorry, no offense but i find no excitement in bloodlust meaningless killings to get dat metal which sells for 20 MM per kg...

Moving on towards the storyline, I am more attracted to the Na'vis...they are so colourful, so rich, so much more advanced than us!!! Imagine having to never, NEVER, NEVER EVER refuel your car (you got a horse), your plane ( you got d birds), and u get your wishes answered as well! (the spiritual tree)...AMAZING!!! they can download data using their hair tips....so cool - I WANT ONE!!!!

Pandora is so colourful and lively through the Na'vi's eyes....in essence, there is not much of a storyline - if you ask me, it really reminds me of Pocahontas being given the James Cameron touch.. but the graphics of Pandora's forest really BLEW MY MIND AWAY....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ending is typical, the bad guys die...the good guys live - I like these type of typical endings....I am a typical audience =)