RM 206.00 vs RM2.00

The laptop that I had been using for more than a year started to give some problem for the last few days. The letter 'N' on the keyboard had pop out. Even though i had insert it back, it will pop out again after few hours.

I've called Dell support to ask for services, but since it was already out of warranty period, they sent me a quotation instead:
RM 37 for the whole keyboard replacement
RM169 for the onsite service to replace the keyboard
thus a total of RM 206 for the whole work to be done.

Instead, i bought a super-glue that costs less than RM2 and glue-back the key. Now it is working fine and fit as new.

Vanishing Twins

The recent ultrasound result only shows a baby instead of two, and the doctor says that one of the twins did not make it. Though the doctor says that this is quite common, we're kind of sad when knowing this as was already mentally prepared in having twins. I've did a search on the net before in preparing myself for the twins, and get to know the term for this kind of situation is known as vanishing twins. People are telling to look on the bright side, that is ease on the $$ and childcare, but it is still a life.

April Fools and It's not a Lie!

Big news!! My doctor had just confirmed that I'm pregnant recently. Another big news!! The doctor says that from the ultrasound results, there's a high chance that it will be twins!! While families and friends keep congratulating us, we're still yet to recover from the shock. When my husband heard the news, he's very worried about the $$. My in-law says that she will not be able to help take care of the babies.

My parents... well, they are just too happy (besides the fact that my younger brother and my elder sister will deliver another baby soon). This will make a total of 4 babies in the same year!!

Some people may had it easy with their pregnancy. For me, it feels like having minor food poisoning 24 hours a day (with all the vomiting, stomach discomfort, back pain, dizziness, tiredness etc). I've been sleeping at any chance I can get nowadays as well. Worse still I've discovered that I'm lactose intolerance, thus missing out on whatever "A" formulas that can comes with milk. Guess I just have to find other food alternatives to all these "A" thingy.

I do truly hope that I will feel better after the 1st trimester.

Government Survey - is it real?

Yesterday, my house received a call where the caller claimed to be a representative from Ministry of ???? (I can't really remember as the speaker was very soft-spoken). According to the lady, it was a survey on the election result as well as our views on the previous and new government. Some of the questions asked:
1. What do you think of our Prime Minister's leadership?
2. Name 2 things that our Prime Minister should do for our country.
3. What do you think of Najib's governance?
4. What is your main media in getting news about politics in Malaysia?
5. Why do you think people vote for opposition?
6. Why do you think people vote for BN?
7. How confident are you about opposition as your new state government?
8. Do you agree that Malays that joined the opposition are betrayer to the Malay's society?
9. Who would you vote again if there is a re-election?

There are actually more questions than the above, which i think took more than 1/2 hour. However, I feel that some questions are quite sensitive to even discuss through the phone. Though it was made known to public that our federal government wanted to found out what went wrong with their governance and campaign, we did not heard that a survey will be conducted in such a way. Does anyone of you received such call as well?

New Family Member

There's a new member in our family and her name is Tanzie.

She's brown and yellow and comes with spotty belly.

But some said her name is difficult to pronounce,

and thought of many names instead.

Suggestions like Hwang Hwang, Melbourne and New Zealand also comes to mind.

Pencil and Million also sounds just as nice.

But in the end it was decided that,

calling her Tanzie is still the best.

Yeah, yeah, i know it sounds corny, but what the heck....

Karaoke Taxi

During my business trip to KL yesterday, I manage to catch a LCCT budget taxi that is equipped with karaoke function. The taxi driver proudly pronounced that this is the first taxi in Malaysia that allows the passengers to sing karaoke inside the taxi. There's 3 mini LCD screens inside the taxi so that individual passenger can have their own view of the MTV if they are not travelling alone. You can even make request on the songs and the driver is glad to change the CD for you if he has it. The driver provided me his calling card, and you'll be surprised from the name printed that he's a Japanese. So for those that wished to sing to their heart content while commuting inside a taxi to/fro LCCT, do let me know.

The mini LCD screen for your own view

Feel free to use the mic and sing your heart out

T-Bowl Restaurant

This so-called popular restaurant in Taiwan is now opened in Penang, located in Queensbay Mall. We had a chance to try out the food there yesterday. The restaurant is relatively small but with cute interior design which makes you feel that you are eating inside the toilet or bathroom. You'll be seeing toilet bowls as seats, basins for the table, showers and toilet rolls all over the restaurant.

As the restaurant is new, the services provided are very in-experienced. Worse is different waiter will give different explanation on the foods and promotions available. The foods which we can easily make at home and will taste better are overpriced. Perhaps to encourage customers in ordering their signature food that are served in mini toilet bowl. However, none of us were ordering such food due to our mindset of eating directly from the bowl itself. My colleague ordered BBQ chicken which actually is just a fried drumstick and then covered with BBQ sauce that costs RM13.70. She complained the chicken was fried for too long and is very hard to eat. Furthermore the chicken was so small that she ended up feeling hungry again later in the afternoon.

Instant noodle with disfigured fried egg and piece of chicken ham that costs RM6.50