Etta James Cover - All I could do was cry

This one is about being grateful

To all my relatives, friends and colleagues etc. My wife and i would like to thank each and everyone of you for gracing our ceremony today. No words could possibly express how happy you have made us feel today. I just wanna extend my fullest gratitude to all for coming, for helping out my parents, for writing in my guestbook, for eating, for performing silat, for setting up the sound system in the middle of the nite, for breaking my table, for making the bunga on my samping, for being my driver, for being my relief driver, for being the bestest best man, for being my mom and my dad, for being my aunties and uncles and wonderful cousins, for being the ahpek giler bawah blok yang ambik gambar kita. Thank you so much for everything. Thank you thank you thank you

Dunno who sia...

A cover of ST12's song - Jangan pernah berubah. Nice song. Hate the singer. Dunno who also. And he needs to put on some clothes

A Firefighter's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God,
wherever flames may rage,
give me strength to save a life,
whatever be its age.

Help me embrace a little child
before it is too late,
or save an older person from
the horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert,
and hear the weakest shout,
quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling,
to give the best in me,
to guard my friend and neighbor,
and protect his property.

And if according to Your will
I must answer death's call,
bless with Your protecting hand,
my family one and all.

This one is about being kemaruk

Tonight you belong to me

Zabid and Farizah

Zabid and Farizah has finally tied the knot yesterday. This couple has been an item since like forever and im really really glad to see the both of them eventually seated on the same pelamin together. This event has also led to the congregation of good old friends; friends that i dont have the luxury of meeting every single day but yet still boleh harap in times of need.

Good luck Zab. Enjoy your next step in life.

This one is about Twitterrrific

Recently ive been playing around with twitterrific and i found out that this application provides a couple of sites that you can choose to upload either your pictures or your videos. I'm only using the free version of this application and the specs and reviews might not be applicable to the paid version. The four combination for you to choose from are:

Yfrog
Twitpic/Twitvid
Posterous
Twitgoo/Twitvid

I tested them to find out which of this four combination would provide me with the most original/close to the original image and video quality, reliability, speed and also the ease of use. And this was what i found out.




Yfrog
Uploading is quite fast and it is quite hassle free. After the image/video has been uploaded, i went back to check on it and everything is working fine. The only thing that i didnt like about yfrog was that the video has probably been compressed (nothing surprising) so much that the quality of the video has been severely reduced. An example of a video that ive uploaded to yfrog can be seen here.




Twitpic/Twitvid Combo
I love twitpic. Out of the four, i feel twitpic is the easiest to use and theres really nothing much that you can find fault with. Uploading and downloading speeds are constant and the best part is that when i go back to try and take a look at my uploaded images, IT'S THERE! Wohoo.

Unfortunately, i cant say the same about Twitvid. i tried uploading a couple of videos of different sizes and this was what i got.



















I thought perhaps something might be wrong with their server, lets cut them some slack and try again later. So i waited for a few hours to try my luck at it again. After waiting for a few hours, i uploaded a different video and this time round, this was what i got.



















So bloody annoying lah can.




Posterous

Posterous was easy to use. Their site is very clean. Well, their site looks like a page from another blog actually. Uploading speed was normal but when you are downloading to view the video, it can get quite slow sometimes. But then again, so does Youtube right? The only thing that bugs me about posterous is that the moment you upload a video, your twitter info page will automatically be updated but your video at Posterous would still not be ready yet. It takes around 3-5 minutes for them to finally "release" it for your viewing. That, in my opinion is making the Twitter experience pretty much redundant dont you think? People want up to date info, right at the moment when you click on the word "UPDATE"; not 3-5 minutes later.


Twitgoo/Twitvid Combo

Well, let's just say i didnt even bother with this one; all thanks to twitvid.




So whats the final verdict? Right now, i should say im just settling for Yfrog. Though the video quality is not that good, but it is reliable and that, in itself, goes a long way. I love twitpic too but within Twitterrific, you cannot do without the other. Maybe today is just a bad day for Twitvid and maybe i was wrong. But lets just say that today, they didnt manage to impress me and first impressions do matter.

SNSD - Chocolate love

OMG! They're back, this time round they are promoting the new phone from LG i think. Really, im not too sure. So dont quote me on that one. But one things for sure, they have a cool new music video. The song's not that catchy but then who the hell is listening... ;p

The one at the Whopper Bar

Jalan-jalan right after work seems to be my favourite practice these days. A few shifts back it was underwear shopping at Ion. Today it was gym, followed by brunch at the Whopper Bar. I like going out right after work; especially on a week day. Hassle free, not that many people around and i can actually take my own bloody sweet time to do whatever that i want. So there we were, yet again; Muhaimin, Amer and me walking through Clarke Quay to find the elusive Whopper Bar. When we finally found it, i was ecstatic. It was so nice, i really like the ambience of the place. Everything's all black and red and at certain tables they have ports for you to plug in your ipod/iphone for you to listen to your own music but ours didnt seem to work.


























This is Muhaimin, ordering his food. He got the Tendergrill Double, with cheese, nachos and some other stuff that i cant remember.
















































Yummy...





























And here is what Amer ordered; a triple whopper with nachos, no lettuce and bbq sauce i think. Super filling. I dont think i can stomache that.




















































And lastly, this was what I ordered; a double whopper with American cheese, mushrooms, onion rings and jalapenos. Just like how i like it; disgusting. Hehehe. It was very nice lah, ok.

Full Pledge Munkees Live@Kaki5 Folk Akustika 09

Ok, i know this is old news but i just wanna showcase Fir (my ERS batch mate okayyyy) and the rest of the Full Pledge Munkees performing at the Esplanade recently. You can watch the rest of the other videos from artistes such as Maman from Teacherspet, Slowjaxx, Crossover, Audionauts etc. here.

The one at Tiffany's and Haagen Dazs

This is Sheesha-ing

Do you know that smoking sheesha is equivalent to smoking 18 ciggies? Well, if you give a shit (unlike me), you can read more of the article over here.
And if you dont, you can watch more free porn over here.

That today's gonna be a good day

Caught 1-1/2 miles offshore while Fishing!

Caught 1-1/2 miles offshore while Fishing!

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Compilation of Petronas Ads

As far back as i could possibly remember, i had always been captivated by all the Hari Raya ads shown on TV3. Some funny but mostly sad. They have never failed to move me. Present day, everything is so convenient now; all of these ads are readily available on Youtube. I was looking for these ads hoping that it will give me some form of "semangat" to celebrate this year. The "burung murai" ad is my personal favourite. Selamat Hari Raya everyone. May you celebrate abundantly with the people that you love.

Labrador Re-editted

Photography Competition in Stn 11

Commercial break

September randoms

So this is it; the first time ive taken out my DSLR this month. It was Zul, Nazri and Rok's last shift at the station. And it was quite a solemn affair. Its hard for me to reinterpret someone whom ive always perceived as harsh and cold when he starts to break down and cry. My brains just cant figure that out fast enough. And within all matter of confusion, ive realized that nothing is ever permanent in this force. Change is an inevitable fate that we must all embrace. When Zul gave his farewell speech, everyone was silent. It was as if a huge boulder had been rested on our shoulders. Now the spotlight's on us; i know. Now it is our turn to shine. But do i really want to? I dont think so. Those are big shoes that i need to fill...


PS: This pics are just some of the photos that were taken that day. For the rest of the album, have a look at Stnone_Rone's account on Facebook.

Nasi Ayam Penyet

My last shift was filled yet again with good food and happy endings. This time round it was Fairuz who had requested his mom's assistance in making her secret nasi ayam penyet sambal to be shared by the many hungry men back at the station. I cant describe to you how nice the sambal was. A tat too hot for my liking (and that is saying a lot coming from a chili fanatic) but undeniably nice. Alfie was the one who went to the market to get the fresh chicken despite recently injuring his arm. Your help much appreciated.

We were a bit late for this iftar, so everyone had to share the initial batch of chicken that had already been fried. The rice was very fragrant. What was in it again Fairuz? Chicken stock and??? Cant remember. But it was very nice and sweet smelling. Muhaimin also contributed with his now famous Bandung Urat. There was this joke at the dinner table about how these 2 should put their biceps together and open up their own bussiness. The chicks will just come, if not for the food, it'll be for the eye candy. Im not a fan of the male body, so i wont comment any futher. But all i can say is that dinner was really satisfying.

Last shift, we also had to bear the bad news as 2 of my most favourite firefighters are leaving the station. 2 years had come and go in the blink of an eye and today, Nazri and Rok will be dekitting their stuff just before they ORD. Sucky. Risked our lifes together. And now they're gone.

Next shift, yet another one will be leaving the station and this time round, its gonna be a regular...

Man Vs Woman

Bohsia

And just in case, you have been living on the moon all this while, the controversial movie Bohsia has already been uploaded on Youtube and you can watch it F-O-C. Dont need to go to Geylang Serai Bazaar to get the ciplak version. Heres part 1 just for you....

This is sahur @ the station