Congrats! 30,000 Pageviews!

Congratulations to myself... 

This shall serve as my motivation to continue writing...

Regards,

MKK

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

That day finally arrived. 12th December 2014! The Desolation of Smaug is finally here! All this week has been an up-and-down ride for me emotionally as this is the most anticipated movie this year...

Though I has read the book as well as the graphic novel, nothing can beat a life-action movie with great actors and special-effects. Below are a few lists that I have concocted (in my mind of course) while I was watching the two and a half hours movie...

WARNING! SPOILER!

1. The beginning was a bit slow, but thank God for Beorn! But I was a bit disappointed as his appearance was brief (very very). I hope to see more of his beary actions in the last installation of The Hobbit (spoiler: he'll be heavily involved in the final Battle of Five Armies)
2. The Mirkwood scene was not really exciting which I think was due to most of the spider-dueling actions was in a dense forest rather than an open space (in comparison with Samwise vs. Shelob). The cut-scenes between the many dwarves were too quick/brief and most of them are close-shots. 
3. The "aha" moment for the Ring of Power was when Bilbo killed a creature as he was trying to get back the ring that has slipped from his grip. That was the point where I believe Bilbo has started to be corrupted by the ring. Owh, I just noticed that the second part has the most Bilbo-wearing-the-ring-to-escape-from-harm scenes.
4. Thranduil looked like a drag queen. That's all I can say...
5. I believe that Elf should be fair, but Legolas' is too much (for a guy-Elf)...
6. The barrel-riding scene I think was the most exciting one since part one! The Elves as usual over-do the fighting plus the funny part when Bombur rolled out from the river and crashed down the Orcs along the way, and managed to turn the barrel into an armour. Funny!
7. The most defining moment was when The Necromancer revealed himself as Sauron. The image of black wisp changing into a wreath flames was stunning! And then when the image of Sauron finally appear, it turns into a silhouette which we know now as the Eye of Sauron. Amazing!  
8. The dragon-chasing scene in Erebor was quite okay, but I think because of the talking-Smaug, the elements of greatness and magical of a dragon didn't do much good. It should be cut short especially the time where the dwarves labour themselves lighting the furnace, create bombs, and finally pouring the molten gold onto Smaug... to no avail it didn't work... What a waste of time!

That much I can share for now...

The closing line from Smaug...

"I am Fire. I am... Death!"

Regards,

MKK

Massage is a liberating exercise

Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue using various techniques, to enhance function, aid in the healing process, decrease muscle reflex activity, inhibit motor-neuron excitability, promote relaxation and well-being, and as a recreational activity. (source: Wikipedia)

I find that massage is one of the activity that I like to do in my either 1) free time, 2) when I got extra money, 3) being in a stressful state, 4) body badly aching, or just simply 5) feeling like somebody's touching your body... in a good way that is!

My usual place would be Swasana Spas at Impiana KLCC Hotel, right-smack in the middle of the city centre opposite the new Grand Hyatt Hotel. The spa has been awarded and achieved the 5 Star standards by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia that valid throughout 2011 until 2014, and a member of Malaysian Association of Wellness and Spa (MAWSPA) for the year 2012/2013 accorded with the Excellence Award under Best City Spa Category by Expatriate Lifestyle's Best of Malaysia 2012. There you go! Tho pricey, I believe they served the best spa/massage package ever. 

Well, what does massage has to do with "liberating" as mentioned in the title?

I would like to relate two of my personal experience with massage which I consider liberating...

Authentic Thai Massage

In early November, I went to Bangkok for the second time for a brief trip. To cut long story short, the second last day I went for a body massage at one of the tourist site i.e. Asiatique. There, I choose to have my first Thai massage and the masseur was a middle-aged lady looking very lanky yet so graceful and polite. Firstly, I had to change into a loose cotton short-sleeved shirt (I wonder why do I have to wear a shirt to be massaged... ermmm curious), and a very big-waisted loose pants (I also wonder how on earth do I want to tie-up this pants... geez!). But finally I figured out how, hoping that it won't untie itself during the massage (thank God it didn't happen).

The the massage begins... apparently it doesn't require any oil. Eureka moment came to me! Well, Thai massage only involves stretching your body and when I say stretching... to its limit of course. I skeptically thought this middle-aged lady looking very lanky will only deliver medium-to-low pressure massage but holy mother of God! I was overwhelmed and truthfully I didn't know that my body can be stretched this way. The liberating part is that this (please refer to picture below)

Imagine a lady with her smooth yet strong thigh between your crotch, and using her elbow pressing hard against your buttock (right in the middle ehem ehem part) and you know what pressing back against her thigh... yikes! In my mind there's only two thing 1) please end this quickly, and 2) please no no no no hard-on!

Well, the massage ended in a good way and both of us had a lot of laugh! Why? Apparently there was a lot of screams during the session and it fueled the masseur's laughter ha ha ha :)

Seven Chakras Manhood Treatment

Well, this second liberating massage I just experienced it today (approximately 8 hours ago). Out of curiosity plus maybe a trial in increasing manhood power (maybe I shouldn't elaborate this more...), I went to spa in Bukit Bintang area opposite Pavilion shopping mall. It was just a small, simple and well-managed spa with a mama-san boss and a few pinoy and local masseurs. First of all, let me clarify that this is a LEGAL spa and provide a totally proper and professional services. I choose a package and one of the items in there is "Seven Chakras Manhood Treatment". Aha! This is something new I want to try. Before the treatment begins, I need to sign an indemnity form. Ermmm curious, never had this one coming. So I skim through the paper... Ermmm 7th chakra... 7cm... anus... latex glove... prostate... urine... excrement... pre-cum... oh my! What am I getting myself into this time. Without wasting time, I signed and prepare myself for the massage...

First of all, below are the diagrams of all the seven chakras

As you can see from top, the first six chakras are located at somewhere reachable externally i.e. crown (head), brow, throat, heart, solar plexus, and spleen. However, the final seventh chakra is located internally (called root), at the base of the spine near the coccyx (tail) bone. And the only close enough organ to this point is the prostate.

The first six chakra massage was pretty much normal. Most of them are medium-to-soft kneading and pinching. But the thrill came when it's the turn for the seventh chakra. Firstly, the massuer will sit between your crotch and arrange your leg such that your feet lie flat down, with the knees perpendicular to the floor/your back. With oil (and latex glove), he will start massage the area between your thigh and your perineum (look this up/Google please!). The intensity increases and the massage area spread out to the scrotum, the head and shaft of your p***s (you can easily guess this). Then towards the final stage, he will 1) insert the thumb in your anus slowly, and several times 2) then poke his index finger (I think!) slowly, and methodically kneading and massaging the prostate several times. The stimulation from this massage either makes you "want to" not actually to 1) piss, 2) pass motion, and at some point 3) ejaculate... 

Well, the massage ended in a good way and both of us didn't even exchange a word during the 30 minutes ordeal! Strange but perhaps it's a man-to-man way of saying "this will be the secret within these 4 walls, the floor plus the ceiling... ha ha ha :)

Massage is a liberating exercise...

Lo & Behold... The Prodigal Son Returns...

Two years has passed since I wrote, and I believe it has been too long that this site has been left empty without any anecdotes and news from my life... or perhaps just a news...

Oh, tremble not, my dear son!

Aria from "The Magic Flute"

Modest Iftar

What am I having today...

a Subway sandwich...

... and cream cheese cake for desert...

Kbai...

Quotes of the Day

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time"

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Next...

What's next for my home... Ermmmmm...

carpet... lots of them... the floor keeps picking up dust & dirt all over the place...

book cabinet cum wall divider... might come in handy one day...

Swarovski chandelier... in my dream!

standing light... so that I don't have to watch TV under bright fluorescent light...

garden chair set... in the serambi area...

That's all...

Good Things

"All good things, are wild and free"

Henry David Thoreau

So, be wild & free...

Online recruitment programme a scam, cautions Petronas

PETALING JAYA: The public should disregard an e-mail being circulated of a job recruitment programme purportedly by Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).

The e-mail under the heading “Petronas Job Opportunity”, urges readers to submit their personal details to a “Petronas manager”.

Doing so would enable them to obtain jobs with the giant company, it promises.

Those behind the scam pose as Petronas recruitment department personnel and charge job seekers a certain sum to secure positions in the company.

In a statement issued yesterday, the national oil company clarified that Petronas did not go into e-mail-based recruitment exercise nor did it engage third-party personnel or on-line employment agencies for such a purpose.

“The public should not respond to such e-mails,” it added.

Petronas clarified that its official online talent scouting portal iswww.discoverpetronas.com.

“Petronas does not request any payment or charges any fee for processing job applications,” it said.

Any online communication on recruitment are via its officials e-mail domains discoverpetronas.com and petronas.com.my.

Past Due

OMG! The last post was 3rd July, and I'm overdue of a few things that I need to share. Need to do some catching up as well. But, today I only want to share this...

Hehehe...

And On The 4th Day

It has been 3 nights I'm sleeping in a new bed, in a new bedroom and in a new house. So far, life has been good & work has been very busy. Currently, there's a lot of echo in the house because much of the living room & dining/kitchen area is still empty with furniture. Lots need to be done, but it'll take time.

Kinda scary living in an empty house

The breath taking view of KL from the balcony

Break Winds

Because of the excessive cough & hiccup, I think I've swallowed a lot of air since yesterday causing the non-stop wind-breaking incidents from all conceivable bodily orifices (not!). It's very annoying & embarrassing!

My solution, to burp a lot & drink Eno...

The Final Countdown

Its the final countdown... Goodbye Kuantan, and Welcome to Kuala Lumpur!

LYNAS... Verdict Awaits

Lynas doesn't expect 'zero-sum game' result

Note: Zero-Sum Game - a mathematical representation of a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s)

KUALA LUMPUR: Australian-listed Lynas Corp executive chairman Nicholas Curtis does not expect the decision by the international expert panel on the controversial RM700mil rare earth facility in Gebeng, Kuantan, to involve a “zero-sum game” whereby the company will not be allowed to commence its operations.

The decision is scheduled to be made at the end of this month.

“I'm not going to pre-empt what the expert panel will decide. But it's simplifying things to say the panel will decide on whether we should leave or not leave, do or don't. If we can make it safe, improve things and put the necessary measures in place, I assure you we will abide by that.

“We are up for any improvements. There's only one tiny part of the operation (waste management) that produces potentially radioactive material, the rest is absolutely safe. If they say the storage facility is fine but we need to do a few other things, of course, we will abide by it,” he said in an interview with StarBiz yesterday.

“Let's factually engage and take the emotion out of this debate. We'd like to engage the community to feel comfortable that the facility is safe. We are glad that the community is talking to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency),” he said.

Following wide-spread public concerns over the social and environmental hazards, the Government appointed an independent panel of international experts to review all health and safety aspects of the project. Pending completion of the review, it was also decided that no pre-operating license will be issued to Lynas by Malaysian Atomic Energy Licencing Board (AELB) and that no raw materials will be imported for the plant from Australia.

Lynas plans to import rare earth ore from its Mount Weld mine in Western Australia, truck it to the port of Fremantle, send it by container ship to Kuantan and process it at the Gebeng Industrial Estate in Pahang.

Curtis further defended the company's decision not to have the processing plant in Australia.

“We don't sell one molecule of our material to Australia. We sell them to Japan, the United States and Europe. So, there is simply no market in Australia to justify the economics (of setting up the plant in Australia).

“So, we have to transport these materials somewhere away from the centre of the desert for processing. We went to China first as they had the technology and skills but it didn't work because they pulled down the shutters on exports. Why would we take all the materials there only not not be able to get it out again?

“It came down to a UAE and a few Asian countries, including Malaysia, and we felt the conditions in Malaysia was better in terms of infrastructure,” he said.

Curtis, Lynas' founder, admitted that the company had done a “poor job” in explaining to the public about its facility and had not foreseen the “perfect storm”.

“The company suddenly found itself confronted with accusation of damage to the community which has been challenging to confront. It's not how we see ourselves. We are a value-based company. Fundamental to rare earth is their embeddedness in technology, in particular green technology. So we think ourselves as going in the same direction as the activists who say we are going in the opposite direction,” he said.

“We had gone through all the permitting process and all the jumps and hurdles that the AELB put us through. What we didn't recognise is that was not enough. We had the obligation to tell the community more about what we were doing and while we did that in 2008, the big mistake is that we should have continued to reinforce it. I believe strongly that our licence to operate is a function of community acceptance.”

Lynas is a single-project company. “We are not a big monster mining company and do not have projects all around the world. We are focused on one thing, which is this one particular operation. We'd be appalled with the concept that we would in any way hurt or damage the community from our activities. That's not in any way an acceptable position. The very core of our existence is sustainable future,” he said.

My New Crib

In a few weeks time, I'm gonna seal a deal to rent a condo unit at Suria Jelatek. Below are the preview of the unit (not the real shot).

Suria Jelatek, view from top...

Suria Jelatek, view from Jalan Jelatek...

The unit floor plan...

The Infinity Pool, facing KLCC...

The gym, with complete equipment...

A very reasonable deal indeed...

Why People Fancy IKEA?

There's 5 reason, why people fancy IKEA product...

They have fancy design, like this PS Hallar Stool... I know what you're thinking...

They have fancy color, like this blue PS Bintje Storage Crate...

They have fancy name, like this Ektorp Jennylund Armchair...

They have fancy DIY instruction, like this Billy/Benno Bookcase... Which have 81 parts to be assembled in 9 steps...

And finally, they have fancy food, like this Swedish Meatballs.... Yummy! (I was made to understand that its not halal)...

Happy shopping at IKEA!

Lost Tapes

I find that "Lost Tapes" is disturbing, freaky, scary and full of suspense...

Great Movies Ahead!

SUPER 8

The best movie poster so far. It's not JJ Abram's masterpiece without the signature bluish lens flare (the same style from Fringe)

GREEN LANTERN

The best superhero tagline of all: In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship evil's might, beware my power Green Lantern's light!

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Last time there was a few, then more came... and finally a lot!

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

When there's WW2 movie + crazy Nazi scientists plotting to take over the world + unsuspected guy became an experiment guinea pig... what do you get?

HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2

And now Voldemort gonna be dead for real... good riddance!

Happy News In June!

A lot has been happening in June & I'm compelled to share them here. Its gonna be a simple one...

I'm moving to KL soon... very soon... woohoo!!!

Finally its up & running after close to 50 days of shutdown... phewwwww!!!

Gonna be extra rich, but also gonna be a big spender paying lots of stuff... tsk tsk!!!

June its the birthday month for my mom + 3 of my other brothers... happy birthday!!!

New Apply gadgets this year? iPad2? iMac? Or... wait & see!!!

That's all...