Alhamdullillah...

A'kum guys.. I'll take this opportunity to send my congratulatory message to our Royal Couple (His Royal Highness The Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah) on their new born son, YTMPM ‘Abdul Muntaqim. Alhamdullillah, it is an auspicious occasion for our beloved country that the future heir to the throne is with us. May Allah S.W.T bless His Majesty The Sultan and The Royal Family with prosperity and good health in the many years to come.. AMIN.. (Photo Courtesy: Hj Md Yusof of Infofoto)

sa nook jang leeuy...

Waiting in line for Imigration check upon arrival

Chatuchak Market

Mah Boon Krong 

Luq doing his usual bargaining

Ahhh... Zen..

'Original' Golf shirts

Hey guys, just got back from the long overdue Bangkok trip yesterday evening. My flight to Bangkok was on schedule (thank god) however we were delayed for our return flight back. But this time it was because of some 'security' check. Kudos to Captain Kleeman for his up to the minute update of the situation. Ok, back to the trip.. One word comes to mind... AWESOME!!! The newly opened, Suvarnabhumi Airport was impressive. 1st thought when we walked out of the aircraft was that the airport was still in the final completion stage but was impressive non the less. If you haven't been there, imagine KLIA but 4 times bigger. No golf this time as my cuz didn't bother to pack his golf set, but to compensate we went shopping crazy last Saturday. Went to the Chatuchak Weekend Market in the morning, and MBK in the afternoon. Due to the hectic 'shopping schedule' that we had, we didn't had time to go to other places ie. Siam Square, Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza, Thaniya Plaza (Golf Heaven heheh), etc. Luq went crazy when he finally got his hands on his car's head lights and other accessories in MBK. Had lunch in Zen Japanese Restaurant. The food was excellent as usual. Had my usual order of King Prawn Set Meal, and I had to say that I totally 'pigged out' while there. The one thing I don't want to look at is my weight after the weekend...hehehe. Went to Pat Pong in the evening to get some golf shirts and a few other 'original' items you can get your hands on there. A visit to Pat Pong is never complete without the traditional 'lepak' at the nearby Starbucks. Why oh why, hasn't anyone opened a Starbucks here, only god knows. I miss the Chocolate muffins already hahaha.. Anyways, no use crying over spilled milk... All in all, it was a terrific weekend with the usual empty wallets when you get back home. No worries, I'll be back to 'The Land of Smiles' in a fortnight, but this time the missus is coming along. All I know is, she has her eyes set on revenge.. Revenge to shop till she drops that is... hehehe.. Sorry Sayang, just had to say it..

007...

Morning guys, was on the web reading through google news when I saw this article. Just wanted to share it with you. Prof Rob Jenkins, of the University of Glasgow, and Prof Richard Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire, have employed a technique known as prototyping to produce a computer generated image of the perfect James Bond. In 1961 Fleming listed several Hollywood actors that he thought had the right facial characteristics to play Bond. Actors such as Cary Grant, David Niven, James Mason, Patrick McGoohan, Rex Harrison, Richard Burton and Stewart Granger were named by Ian Flemming as the the 'perfect' Bond. Looking at the picture, the 'guy' doesn't come close to any of the actors from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig who have played the suave spy through out the years. He looks more like Marlon Brando from the original Superman (1978) movie when he played Jor-El (Superman's biological father). Antah ah? what do you guys think?

Summary...

A'kum guys.. has it been 2 weeks (again..) since my last post. Antah ah? I just wonder who would ever want to read my blog.. heheh. Anyways, just wanted to update you guys on the happenings in SandMan's life for the past 2 weeks. As usual we start with golf (yawnnn). Had the chance to play in Miri (Eastwood Golf Course) and RBA Golf Course on 23rd and 24th February respectively (way to be patriotic mate hehehe). To my surprise, Eastwood Golf Course (EGC) has stay in chalets for those who plan to 'stay and play'. Rates are very affordable, starting from RM295/golfer per night and 18 holes golf game on their course. That's not bad in my opinion ;)

Oh before I forget, the handover of Packages A and B for Taman Negara Ulu Temburong was held on the 1st of March. Though it was a low key function held at the Forestry Department, everything went smoothly, Alhamdullillah. There to oficiate the handover was the Director of Forestry, Director of Developement (PWD) and the Project Consultant Team (Arkitek Bersatu, Adwan and Associates, Hamzah Hassan Consultant and Juruukur Bahan Utama - DLS). As from what I gather during the handover, there is a plan set out by Forestry Department to privatise the National Park. A good and smart move from them, with good marketing and branding hopefully our 'invisible' National Park will be a great asset to our tourism industry. Me and Mrs. SandMan got to celebrate our 6th year of our blessed union on the 4th of March. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SAYANG.. I know I haven't been the perfect husband, but you know that you are the one and only for me :) Thank you for being there, through thick and thin, happiness and grivience... I LOVE YOU.. Speaking of which, Congrajulations are in order for our very own 'celebrity' DJ Jenny of Kristal FM for her wedding on the same day. May you live happily ever after with you beloved hubby. And finally, just got word form RBA that our tickets from last month (alum tah abis2 nya) have been reissued FOC.. WICKED!!! I don't want to jinx it this time around. I'll just wait to get there and back before I say anything more on the matter hehehe. Hope you guys had a good 2 weeks behind you, with the 23rd National Day Celebrations, Chinese New year and anything in between... NOTE TO SELF: DON'T WAIT 2 WEEKS TO UPDATE YOUR BLOG.. PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY READING THEM :)