Week 27, 2025

•  A lot of train-related news this week: the one between Singapore-JB, and also the aerotrain at KLIA
• Took them long enough to realise that there's no need for 3 Village Grocers in a 10 km radius: they're closing the one at Tropicana Avenue, changing the one in IOI Damansara in The Food Merchant (same people, anyway), leaving the one at Giza left.
• Finally got a (big) bottle of Jo Loves Orange Butterflies cos it was on sale at Sephora... also, don't really need skin or hair care products at the moment, so... 
• RIP, Julian McMahon. 
• Mel B got remarried, but only one of the other Spice Girls was actually at the wedding.
• Checked out some warehouse sales, but came away empty handed.

Week 26, 2025

4 day work week with Awal Muharram being on a Friday.

• As much as I enjoyed ELITE when I was younger, I dunno if I want to spend the money to go watch their reunion gig happening in September lor... 
• Speaking of 90s groups making a comeback, 4U2C also planning something.
• Also didn't know there's a live event space at 3 Damansara? WTF?!
• Had no idea The Edge wasn't Irish until this week...?

Hindra Bose: Smell like Curry

This time I remembered getting a ticket at early bird price (mostly because I'm cheap la). 

I left early enough that I managed to snag street parking outside AEON, but might've messed up the drive shaft more cos of the low ass kerb trying to reverse in. And I still had time to look around AEON for a bit before heading upstairs. 

At least they were smart enough to not just sell beer, but also non-alcoholic options like soft drinks, bottled water and erm, popcorn. At least I got to sample a few kernels before buying. But I finished the small bucket before the show started, as the ads were playing. (Ads for future shows, btw, now regretting that I didn't note down the promo code, ish - dunno if it's single use or not LOL) 

To fill the bumi quota, Ayim Razak was the opening act. He did his set in Malay, which is fine, I guess until we found out later that there were non-Malaysians in the audience LOL.

Hindra came on an did probably more than an hour? I lost track of time, cos at some point I had to use the facilities due to the gastrointestinal distress I've been having the last couple of days.

The bit where he talks about getting his Chinese name (for Chinese school) was so ridiculous, I cannot tahan LOL 

Week 25, 2025

• Jo Koy show on Wednesday night ran long; so much so he kept telling people that they should leave if they have to. 
• Opening night of Jit Murad's Visits on Friday.
• Saturday was kinda busy.
• Feeling kinda blah being on the rag over the weekend.
• If nothing else, at least I won't have 1Fit bugging me to sign up over WhatsApp now that they've gone bust. 
• Car service this week, and it was a doozy - major service, and of course there's a laundry list of wear and tear parts to think about replacing cos the car is getting along in age... 

Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour

Joined a random contest on IG and won a couple tickets to see the show, which is great for the wallet cos the tickets this round really not that cheap in spite of the venue (Mega Star Arena - they gutted half the mall that Parkson used to be at and turned it into an event space).

Thought it was a great idea to go pick up the altered Levi's pants (not jeans) from the Pav store before the show, which left me huffing and puffing by the time I made my way over to Sungei Wang. Was also kinda hangry by then cos I skipped dinner at home so I had time to do my errand. 

But did try the Vietnamese restaurant that was in some hidden corner of the mall. The pho was okay, the broth might be kinda light for some people. But you know it's legit when you see Vietnamese people dining there. But probably wouldn't go there for pre-show dining cos the service was kinda slow... 

Things ran so long that by the time I got there, the opening act was already on. The bag check was kinda annoying in that for the first time, I had to leave my soft sided water bottle outside but I could bring the shopping in... The seats were kinda the second most expensive tier iirc. My guess is that the rest of the row were also fellow contest winners? Idk la. 

There were huge screens on either side for the people at the back to see what's going on stage. Even from where I was sitting, everyone looked small AF, so I was also staring at a screen. Ish. The audio was also kinda shit in that I think I kept missing every third word or whatever. Maybe it's just me. 

The opening act was funny. Jo Koy was not bad, even if he spent the majority of the time talking about his near death experience on a plane that was in flames. He went a little long after the official show, riffing with the crowd over 90s R&B and what not. He kept telling people to leave if they have to, so after a while, I took him up on it cos I was trying to catch the MRT back, and it was a school night. 

It was pretty late by the time I reached the TTDI station to pick up the car to go home... 

Week 24, 2025

Spent most of the week trying to figure out the new accounting software for the office, but most of the energy was spent trying to tweak their existing templates to something we could use. So it's been kinda stressful for me.

• Made myself go to eslite on Wednesday evening for their midweek events that I forgot I signed up for ahead of time. 
• You know it's been awhile since you got a new (office) cheque book that you're kinda appalled they now cost RM1 apiece. I get why they do it, but still.. 
• Received the won e-tickets to the Jo Koy gig next Wednesday. Woo.
• Saw Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors on Saturday night. 
• Long overdue massage on Sunday. 
• Finally rained on Sunday?
• Gahmen gonna expand the SST net wider by imposing it on many other things and services.
• RIP, Jetstar Asia. 
• Spent Saturday morning at this e-invoicing seminar in (of all places) a Chinese restaurant. 

Week 23, 2025

4 day work week cos Agong's birthday on Monday.

• Hari Raya Qurban on Saturday, so it's only a holiday for people who work Saturdays..
• Saw Ballerina on Sunday morning.
• After 16 years, Marc Maron is ending his WTF podcast. Considering that I've not listened in years... good for him lor, I guess? Leaves him free to do other things with his life, like acting and stand up.
• So much happening on the e-invoicing front
• And now they want to enforce employment contract stamping, and there's been A LOT going on on that front too. 
• Now Jared Leto is on the hot seat for (alleged) sexual misconduct.