Looking at the steep increase in h1n1 cases reminds me of a computer virus which spreads through spam and got everyone's computers stuck with that lousy trouble of laggy systems and being blamed by friends for spamming viruses. This h1n1 case has got everyone worried about travelling, hanging around in crowded areas, and wary of people's sneezing and coughing.

I always imagine it's like a mastermind trying to spread this h1n1 virus around as fast as possible, and when the day comes, he will press the "activate" button and all the infected people explode. Or imagine a bad weather coming and all the carriers suddenly turn into zombies.

Just wanna say that life is short. Do the things you want to do in life (I mean those still within moral standards). Especially in this period where calamities strike in every form. War, pandemics, economic crisis, natural disasters (actually not that natural). All these are enough to make minds go bonkers. Life is as fragile as a snail's nowadays. It's time for mental strength to come into play.

Last week, my friends Desmond Yaocai and I decided to go back KL for a short trip. We knew it wouldn't be as happening as climbing Mt Kinabalu (which we have planned to go for our next trip), but it actually turned out quite happening.
I was still reminiscing the wonderful football by Messi and co. on the ultimate final clash on our way to the airport when we headed for the airport to catch our early morning flight. We kept reminding each other to check whether we brought our passports. And it was until I flipped on the pages then did I realize my passport needs to be renewed. Less than 6 months. The feeling sucked big time. It was unforgivable, given that I had all the time in the world to renew it or even notice it as I was on leave during the past month. And the worse feeling dawned on me when I knew the chance of crossing the border would be zero. Really felt that I let my friends down, whom had already taken leave just for this trip.
My friends decided to go down to ICA with me as a last resort to try our luck, even if it meant catching a later flight. I was still in a self blame mode on our way there, and the security guard in ICA telling us about the mild chance didn't make me feel better. It was when I went to the counter to appeal for this situation then I started to believe. Therefore, I talked to a fatimah in a closed room, paid a $15 fee and I got to collect my temp pass in 2 hours time.
Instead of going to KL on the morning, we had to get an additional ticket which was scheduled at night. What a relief. Really thought that I would be sulking at home for the next few days for disappointing my friends.
Actually that was the most happening event of our trip. The next day, we went to Kanching Waterfall for some relaxation on the cool waters. Many malaysians go there to relax too. The batu caves was not so happening though as the monkeys there looked defiant as they tried to provoke visitors. It was a long day walk as we combed KLCC, Berjaya Times Square, and Petaling Street for something nice to shop. In the end, we bought nothing. Went up to The Beatles bar for a drink and sang some english songs.
It was rather a cosy place for nesting.
Next day, we took monorail and KTM to sunway pyramind for some cheap movie and shopping before we headed back home.




Next stop, Mount Kinabalu. Whoever wants to join us, we can go climb Bukit Timah hills for a dozen times to train up, or climb my flat's 25 storey stairs for a start.