Weddings aren’t actually new, except my same-age cousin managed to triumph before us (all 3 cousins). In years before, we were touted as “Batch Tak Laku“, such mean words uttered from our elderly, what to do, Penangites (usually loud mouth). Now that Adam has broken the spell, it puts me on the lime light, “Bile Lagi?”

I was back in my home town for the parade to help with the preparations. It was busy and chaotic as usual despite the collective efforts several weddings in years before.

My younger bro arrived from Germany on the same day and drove all the way up North with his wife. I was anxiously waiting for his DSLR. Nonetheless, I’m glad he’s back but I find lots of gap between us. Well, it doesn’t really matter, the fact that he’s back is already good enough for me. Talk about missing a brother eh?

So, for your pleasure, some of the PROOF that I was in Penang.

“Awak cube tgk sane, ade monyet kat pokok tu!”

Bile cahaya keimanan cukup, cukup lah cahaya utk camera

I thought I was the only crazy guy to lay around and snap photos.

Under the hanging bridge. Wish they were amoi-s in mini skirts (just kidding ok!)

When asked why this photo, I replied, “In KL, we don’t get bullshit in this form”.

Of course, everyone worked really hard to ensure the successfulness of the event. But I personally think this cousin of mine threw a monstrous effort in keeping the spirit alive.

No, I wasn’t waiting for a reply from.. *ehem ehem* I was replying CNY wishes.

I hope this warrants all the talks about me not wanting to meet them during Chinese New Year. To all my Chinese friends, Selamat Tahun Baru Cina, semoga manyak Ong ini tahun

ps: Please stop about this comment of me not having a heart to love. I went through numerous break down last decade, so for once, Shut the F Up and just be happy for me. Ok?

pss: Some other pictures from my flickr gallery.

You are no where near a doctor,
But you know it’s you, I’m after.

You may not be the prettiest girl,
But you sure have the sweetest smile.

You are not close to what I pictured,
But what lies underneath that matters.

You are sometimes wild and out of control,
But you always find a way to light up my world.

You may not be huge and tall,
But strong enough to cushion my fall.

I’m slowly losing my mind, my sense of reality,
But around you, is where I want to be eventually.

ps: I should feature this on Ntah, somehow it ended here.

pss: You know who you are

We all know I currently have a day job, but still I get request for quotation more than I used to. So I’m rounding up all the talents here for the next possible project.

At the moment, the client requested a mock up and I have identified 3 competitors bidding for this project. And since I don’t have time to draw more than 1 PSD format, I will have to make this a competition. I will submit all the designs and IF I win the bid, I will be awarding RM 1,250 to the winner (upon first payment from client).

These are the details:

1. The title is Faces Of Malaysia. It’s a travel website for a travel agency that sells ticket for inbound tourism. Which means to say, they promote Malaysia overseas about the attractions in our country. (No e-commerce or online booking at the moment)
2. If you took/borrowed pictures from Flickr, please remember who they’re from. I don’t want to be linked to copyright infringement.
3. The design must have a Header, Highlighted content (animated jQuery slideshow, but you do not need to do any jQuery stunts here), Content area, Sidebar, Footer and a Search Form.
4. Colors can be used freely, but preferable if you could justify the design.
5. Corporate look based on Grid layout. So those who likes fancy background, please loosen your art sense. (I generally prefer sharp and simple designs)
6. You can submit more than 1 design.
7. Remember, IF I won the project using your design, you will be rewarded. RM 1,250 for a start. I could give more if I win big. But IF I don’t, sorry
8. The layout belongs to you in case I don’t use it.
9. Please use the attached PSD, it can be downloaded from here. (it’s based on 960 grid system)
10. The design must be unique, not from template. Automatic ban for life applied (for future projects).
11. Closing date is on 11:55pm Monday, 8th February 2010. You can submit in JPEG or PNG to me, edwin@laman7.com

How to design? Have a look at LiteTheme mockup, Laman7, Innobiologics. This is what I mean by corporate. You might also want to Google on Travel Websites and get some fresh ideas from there. Best, check out CSS galleries. Here are some sample, statravel.com, travelocity.com, holidaytours.com.my, seduniatravel.com and trafalgar.com.

So you can’t design? Well, help me promote. If I win this project, I will give RM 50 to the top 5 redirecting to this post.

Remember, I am thriving on IF I WIN. But with good designs, I don’t see a reason to fail. So all the best to participants.

ps: I will do one also. If they like my design, then I am RM 1.25k richer.

The place I work at are filled with old-timer. Needless to say, they have been in this industry for ages. I shared a conversation with a guy from the another department about my experience in web development.

“How old are you Ed?” he asked.

“Why don’t you pick two digits and I’ll tell you if it’s right”, I replied.

“33 years old”, waaaa.. Do I really look that old? Anyway, I decided to probe this further. ”What makes you say that?” I asked genuinely.

“Partly because how you dress, how you carry a conversation, how you think and your position in the company”. He sat right next to me, slowly inhaling carbon from his cigarette.

“Sorry to disappoint you, I’m actually 26 going 27.”

He turned and distant himself. Took a closer look from top to bottom. “You’ve got to be shitting me.”

Many think I’m in my 30′s. But it’s good. Helps me to convince people in negotiating a deal or do a presentation without interruption. Oh well, age is just a number.

ps: Tomorrow is big meeting for Laman7. Let’s hope I win this project

I woke up late today no thanks to an all night conversation I shared with a certain someone, the general term is called,Bergayut. With whom, I don’t need to disclose.

It’s 9 30 am and I was barely awake and eyes semi-opened. Everyone was at home. It’s a holiday for Wilayah Persekutuan. A colleague of mine called.

“Hey bro, are you coming to meeting at 10?” he asked.

“Dey thambi, today is holiday lah” my mouth reeked the smell of a morning breath. It wasn’t nice and I was still yawning & stretching.

“It’s only KL lah bro, do come to the meeting and don’t be late. We have a new CPE (Commitment Plan & Evaluation) for 2010. You must arrive at 10.” he hung up.

*Shit!* Tak cuti! Tidakkkkk.. I showered and got ready as quickly as I could. It’s been a while since I pushed Jenny to 170kmh. It does feel good when no one is on the highway. A normal 45 mins daily affair became a 15 minutes ride.

10:05 am, I reached office.

“Jom meeting bro,” I rang my peer’s extension.

“Bro, boss is on leave lah. So meeting cancelled,” he replied calmly.

Siaaallll.. I just wasted 12.5 liters of petrol for nothing. Anyway, it’s good to be in office. Even when they don’t really need me (I’ve met my KPI [Key Performance Index] by 400% last month). I am one darn efficient machine. Deep down I know, I was born for this job. I hope I don’t get bored before my time is up.

ps: Golf is the only thing I think of nowadays. I guess it’s true what they say, “Golf is like a drug, you’ll want more.”