Archive for August, 2007

Posted by: The Colonel at August 31st, 2007

Yatta!

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I has a sword :3 Well, more like a ‘for display only’ sword.
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Posted by: The Colonel at August 29th, 2007

On at a Loss for Words

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Posted by: The Colonel at August 28th, 2007

Big guy and little guy

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I returned home. I spotted my cat on the lawn. He is looking at something.
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Posted by: The Colonel at August 23rd, 2007

Kururu Souchou

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So I got this today. I actually ordered another plamo before this, but it kept getting delayed. That triggered my impulsive buying mode…
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Posted by: The Colonel at August 23rd, 2007

Today’s haul – 23 August 2007

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Posted by: The Colonel at August 21st, 2007

On Death (II)

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Burials at the old graveyard were discontinued given the time and effort that one must undertake in order to reach the cemetary itself. Imagine going down the muddy riverbank at low tide carrying the coffin. There is an older cemetary upriver which was previously accessible only by going up the river itself. With the construction of the Gedong – Gumpey Road, the cemetary was given a new lease of life. The cemetary is also where Datu Bandar Muai, one of the Hulubalang Tujuh was buried.

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Posted by: The Colonel at August 21st, 2007

Say Ch…oi?

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Sleeping in the open lab is very dangerous.

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You’ll never know what will happen to you.

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Meanwhile, on the road to Pending…

Posted by: The Colonel at August 20th, 2007

Time paradox!

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Posted by: The Colonel at August 19th, 2007

The Trisakti

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Sarawak negeriku berdaulat merdeka
Rakyatnya hidup teguh bersatu padu
Semua berazam terus berkhidmat pada negara
Sentiasa maju pertiwi
Bahagialah tanahairku
Sarawak negeri yang ku cinta ku puja
Untukmu ku rela korban jiwa raga
Abadikan Sarawak ya Tuhan dalam Malaysia

(And before I strangle you for asking, it’s the Sarawak flag from 1973-1988.)

Posted by: The Colonel at August 18th, 2007

Today’s haul – 18 August 2007

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Times Bookstore, RM 55.00. Think something is wrong with the Malaysian education system? Bakri Musa offers his opinions in ‘An Education System Worthy of Malaysia’. This is going into my ‘Books about Malaysia that one must read’ list.