[Msia] Twits :D

Malaysian twits - results as per 13Aug09, taken after doing a People Finder on Twitter.

While I admit I am an Ah Pek checking out what's great about Twitter, these guys below are 'leaders', with political secretaries and helpers that in theory can help them out. Some try hard to connect with users, some in fact want to ban and censor the web so badly its pathetic, while some go to ICT seminars and talk about the great information age without even knowing buying many many computers under the notion of MSC doesn't mean much without hubs of infectious creativity + knowhow.

But on the funside, let's see how they fared: It is quite easy to judge visually. Reverse alphabetical order of names were displayed to enforce a sense of fairness.

Mixed results

- Anwar and Najib got a long list. Didn't click to see if the people were legit or not.

- Lim Kit Siang had 1 entry only, but it was a legit link with the most followers.

- Samy Vellu didn't get anything! Does nobody love him anymore? Do remember the man is a national treasure!

- Mahathir didn't get much on Twitter, probably his blog is the outstanding one not his Twitter persona.

- Rais Yatim got bad results. Probably we should check what's so "in" about this "in"ternet....

[Self] Ikea@Riyadh

A few weeks ago, some guys floated the idea of going to Ikea for lunch, which was a spinoff somewhere from Khurais Road at exit 16.

"Eh?? / Blah~ / Hrrrmphhh!!", I said and swat the idea with the (real) excuse that I didn't know how to get there, plus I was really sceptical about driving 30 mins out a for lunch (if I don't do it most of the time in KL, def not likely to do that in the 45C sun ); plus I usually avoid lunching in Ikea as its perpetually crowded.

But then today Test Plant 2 crashed for over 2 hours (Oracle cluster that was supposed to affect Test Plant 1 only in the end killed everything else), more crap happened, and a furry of strong exchanges with the customer occurred, and an impact analysis went to hell. So, with a "wtf let's just go out" attitude, I drove to Ikea with some chaps.

Now, the minute I stepped in after the rotating door, there was a really weird, real calming serenity that set in upon entering Ikea. Was it the harmless but universal cookie cutter feel that sparked a sense of hominess & familiarity, or just how damn good the Swedish are at artistic home decor?

Pic: Shawarma wrap (not the hot dog) - localization

I really don't know. But here for the first time ever, as I went thru the cafe menu and food, I just felt much happier and better.

Munching on a tortilla wrap, I talked to the guys, who felt a bit of the same too..... "Maybe it's the detachment", I said as I marveled at the tasty canteen interior & just-right-Goldilocks lighting, "You somehow get a feeling that you are totally not in KSA at all".

The chaps agreed with nods, and perhaps a follow up remark.

Pic: Familiar look, only its in Arabic

I think in many ways, it was a temporary oasis for a bunch of guys who were a bit homesick, and have been marooned too long, and too caught up with the desert terrain and unique customer headaches :)

[wtH] 嫦娥's Time Zone

路遥万里@沙城，怀乡盈月望夜空

.....突来个古怪妙想：
嫦娥 Time Zone 该是根据 GMT+8 吧？
反在阿拉伯半夜时，早跟兔而们睡了吗？


PS: 老是过于沉入项目中，不知不觉 ~~~ 中秋快降临了
33天 .... 继续倒数中！