I AM famous in Zambia:- August and September Updates

A very wise man once said "Here's to alcohol, the cause of—and solution to—all life's problems." And that was what my company trip to Phuket and My joint birthday bash with my cousin Jo was all about.

" Alcohol"

actually strike that out......it should be

"JAGERMEIFTER BOMBS"

There is nothing like the sweet taste of Redbull and Jagermeifter. The thing with these bad boys is that it taste so freakin nice you don't feel a thing and you can smash em. The effect comes later when you're lying down on the ground by the poolside wondering if the bird flying in the sky is actually superman.

I'll post up separate posts by the end of this week about the two events that TOTALLY changed my life (okay im exaggerating.....). So for anyone still visiting my blog just wait for it....

Guys Beware: Girls sound sexier when they are fertile

It's been awhile and I haven't posted anything up again. Damm aren't we auditors boring people?

I have been listening to a lot of Rage Against the Machine recently and just realised how much music has changed throughout the years. During the late 90s nu metal was the way to go after the grunge scene died down before that. From Woodstock to Ozzfest to Big Day Out nu-metal bands would highlight the tour.

From the Malaysian point of view, I feel that this was the time period where the mid 80 babies (1984- 1987) started a music shift from the mainstream. Now I am not disrespecting the older generation in their music taste but it was in 1996/1997 (mid 80s babies would have just started high school) where the internet hit Malaysian shores where the window to download songs had opened. For the older generation they had to rely on tv and radio and the trip down to the cd shop for their music. Without the internet, I believe it would have been hard to tap in a variety of music. I take off my hat to those who were able to do so and not confine their music tastes to Boyz2Men and Boyzone.

With the internet, youths started downloading all kinds of music. Bands unheard of or who had their cd's banned by our Malaysian government was reaching our homes with no restrictions. Even though Pop music was our staple meal in music (and I even believe so today), the doors to venture into other forms of music was widely opened.


My musical journey started in 1990 when I was a kid in Australia where I had just picked up the piano and played my dad's favourite songs like "Memory" from cats. In school we had music classes and we were taught to sing songs like Inner Circle's sexual song "Sweat" to classics like The Beatles "Let it be." In 1994 I hit the pop stage of my life where I would East-17 and Peter Andre would be played on cassettes during lunch breaks in school. My dad bought me my first album that year too. Billy Joel's "River of Dreams"

When I got back to Malaysia my musical journey continued. When I was 10 and 11 I was listening to stuff like 911 and BSB. The year that changed everything would be in 1997 where I fell in love with a british band called Oasis. "Be here now" would be my 2nd album that I would buy and it would start my musical journey in Rock.

From there onwards my music taste changed from Hip Hop to Punk to Nu Metal to Metal to Hip Hop to Jazz to Alternative Rock to Trance to and too many other genres I can't name here. Today I am happy to say I am cool with all kinds of music. I can mosh with you in the mosh pit. I can wave my hands in the air just like I don't really care too. I can dress up and listen to jazz in a hotel and I can also go indie with you. Once in awhile I'll head to Red Box and sing a moffatts tune just to feel 11 again.

Whatever you listen to, be open, be free. Catch the groove/high/beat of whatever music you hear and enjoy the ride along!

The LAST agenda....PwC SRC Committee 2007/2008

His name was Captain DisecTo

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Coffee with company and BB

Lessons learnt sipping coffee

Location: Starbucks Island Plaza

Occasion: Tze En's Birthday Celebration again...........and again........and again

Peeps: Aunty, Che, Lil Girl, Surfer Dude, BB and the Dant Dawg

"BB does not eat her own shit" - Ooi Suyin

"BB scares STARBUCKS boyyyyyyy" - Random Observation

"PFS boys today lost a couple of points today in PwC" - Random Observation

"BB will not be attending the wedding. Yee Thean Er cries because of this. Tze En consoles her" - Studious Observation

Lil girl and bf fighting and I am in between. GOD PLEASE TAKE ME AWAY!!!!

BB boh kia si. She wants to be a daredevil jumping from chair to chair!!

Lil girl calls me stupid for the Nth time this week. I have been swimming in elephant turd the whole week. Everyone nods silently and agrees.

"People do not like us. When we are in Coffee Bean there are tons of people in Starbucks. When we are in Starbucks all the people go to Coffee Bean" - Lee Yee Sin

"Someone will not be dancing on the dance floor in December"

"There is a traditional Chinese belief that they are not allowed to attend someone's wedding after their own wedding within a 4 month period. If they do, Chuck Norris will fly from America and give them a round-house kick. They will die and go to hell and be tortured by 99 eaglehorn demons. Worms will then crawl up their body and start laying eggs in their ears and hair. Then Chuck will stare at the person's bride and she will be impregnated." - Lee Yee Sin

Today is the first time Danno has heard Suyin talk like a BIMBO.....Danno widely opens his eyes

(For those who doesn't know who BB is here is her pic. BB is Suyin's hyper and attention craving little mutt. I will be using BB in the near future as my chick magnet.)








This is what my pet would look like if I ever did own a pet:-

No more fuel subsidies? Danno rides the bus. Danno 1 Fuel increase 0

On 4 June 2008 the whole Malaysia became a chaotic mess. The news had just come out that our beloved government would be stopping fuel subsidies and will offer a rebate instead to car owners when they renewing their road tax. Fuel prices will be raised from Rm1.92 to RM2.70 per litre.

True to the Malaysian spirit every mothafucka with four (and two too!) wheels rushed to the petrol stations to pump their tanks before the end of the day causing massive traffic jams on roads leading to petrol stations everywhere in the country.

Ok, so you save what RM 40 to RM 50 now but won't you still have to pump your petrol next week? And you have to wait like what 1 hour before you could pump your petrol. Malaysians will always be Malaysians.

So you might be thinking "What the hell are you going to do about it mate? This is a burden to the rakyat!"

Problem: Fuel price increases

Solution: Rapid Penang Bus service

It has been almost 6 years since I have last taken the bus in Penang. Back in the days where me and my mates would used to jump from the various gates of Penang Free School and run to the bus stop to catch a bus to One Stop or Gurney, buses were dirty, smelly and we were squashed in like a can of sardines. However, I had decided to let the Malaysia transport system redeem itself on Thursday morning.

Being true to the wannabe aussie poser inside of me, I dressed up to work that day, wore my sunnies and had my mp3 playing The Cure "Friday I'm in love" at full blast (Yea I know, it was a bloody Thursday. But hey it's my favourite song to listen to before I go to work. ) To be honest with you as I strutted towards the bus stop (pic below), I did not expect much of a change from my last experiences on Penang buses.

(Bus stop along Dato Keramat Road which is opposite Kampung Makam)

The wonderful thing about living near Dato Keramat Road is that all the Air Itam buses as well as some Greenlane ones will use the road to go down to the Jetty Bus terminal. After a short 5 minute wait a bus had finally arrived.

"Encik, ada pergi Jalan Bahari (the road nearest to my office)"

"Ada, naik naik. Satu Ringgit!"

To my surprise the bus was actually pretty clean and wasn't that packed (pic below). Of course some idiots had vandalised the back seats by writing " Ahmad cinta kepada Ali" (Ahmad loves Ali) and " Rohani hisap kote kuat kuat kao kao" (Rohani sucks dick damm hard damm well) but other than that there was no funky smell nor was it dirty or anything. WICKEDDDDDDD

Oh yea, I actually got a lot of stares from the peeps on the bus. Must be the sunnies as well as all my head bobbing that I was doing.(Song had changed to Sexy Can I)

Note to self: "Musn't look to cool on a Penang bus. Might get robbed. I am not in Melbourne. Repeat plenty of times"

(How YA DOENN.....Unfortunately there were no hot chicks on the bus to appreciate my wannabe poser look)

After about a 15 minute bus ride, I reached my stop and got down. Walked another 5 minutes to my office and started bragging to everyone about my bus trip. Started by telling the rest of them how they are so freakin spoilt and how they do not love the environment and how they should be shot for not trying to save the ozone like me.

Then you get a couple of Asian blonde women (aka bimbos) who went like " WAHHHHHH you really took Rapid arr?? Not scarryy arrr? Not hot arrrrrrr????" Like yea woman, Danno ain't some spoilt rich brat that can't take buses. There are a lot of low-income to middle-income (as well as students who skip school) people who still depend on the bus as their main source of transportation.

Some haters refused to believe that Danno took a bus, so I saved this as proof:-

Folks,

Danno 1 ; Fuel Price increase 0 ; haters and bimbos -9999999999999

Rapid Bus Ticket = RM 1.00

Parking Fee saved per day = RM 10.00

Looking cool wearing shades and listening to rockin tunes on your mp3 player while riding the bus = PRICELESS

There are some things that money can't buy.

For others there is the Rapid Penang bus.

Danno's Mid Year Review

Dave was always a man with a plan. Without fail, he would sip his bubbly on New Year’s Eve and read out a list of his New Year's resolution to his buddies.

".....No more smoking......." he blurts out.

".....I will stop calling Dominoes Pizza and ask them for Wantons...."

".....I will learn to stop honking overweight females who cross the road and I will not only stop and smile at the above average looking chick..."

Dave's buddies just look and smile at each other. Five months down the road they know Dave will be having a ciggy in his hand driving down Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah honking at fatties crossing the road. Whats worse is that he would be most probably be smoking even more and start throwing stuff at beautiful but overweight females who cross the road.

Sound all to familiar? Thats because Dave did not have what I call a "Mid Year Reflection Review" Many of us have brilliant plans. Many of us know how to dream big. However where we fail is our follow up plan. So friends and buddies, pimps and hoes, dudes and dudettes, mates and shelias, here is Danno's Mid Year Reflection Review. Ok wait for ittt............ JENG JENG JENG.....Hmm maybe that came too late.

As my close friends, I am sharing this with y'all so that you can help me achieve my goals. So if you see that I am suddenly drifting from these goals, do holla back and let me know.

DANNO's MID YEAR REFLECTION PLAN

1. Smoking

01/01/2008 :- Stop Smoking

01/06/2008:- Avg. 5 a day

If you want to know where the government screws humanity up, this is where they do it. Nicotine has killed more people than Heroin, Extacy, Cocaine and Marijuana. Research studies show that Nicotine is as hard to give up compare to hardcore drugs such as Heroin and Meth. Yet, governments don't even classify this as a drug. Now I am not going to go all hippie on you and say that sniffing coke is better than smoking but even God knows I need help on this.

What Danno is going to do:- Earlier on in the year I have managed to cut down to 3 a day. It suddenly went up to a lot ever since my exam periods. For the rest of the year I am trying to learn how to cope with stress without nicotine.

What YOU can do:- Give me reminders on how much I have smoked today. These reminders help me remind myself how much I have smoked. Also when in a group while eating, do not let me light up in front of you. Force me to go away if I want to smoke. This helps as I am too lazy to walk out from the restaurant etc.

2. Being positive in tough situations

01/01/2008 :- Maintain a positive attitude throughout the day and give a compliment to someone each day

01/06/2008:- HUH?

I think no one knows this but yes, that was one of my goals in the beginning of the year. I think for this one I have failed miserably on this one. I was grumpy when someone stole my yoghurt (DAMMMM) and I was grumpy today when I had woken up so early to make my sandwich and had forgotten to bring it to work today.

What Danno is going to do:- Smile more and give a compliment to someone each day.

What YOU can do:- Be positive with me. Smile. Make a joke when times are tough and fucked up.

3. Meet someone new each week

01/01/2008 :- Meet someone new each week

01/06/2008:- Doing alright. But I have got to stop meeting people like SPB.

This has been alright I guess. Maybe I haven't been Mr Party Animal but I have turned some random strangers into friends this year (exception of SPB of course. She turned from stranger to freakin nightmare)

What Danno is going to do:- Be the DaNt DaWg YO! PIMPINNNNNNn

What YOU can do:- Introduce me to YOUR friends. (Hot ones only, no ccc's unless approved by lil girl)

So boys and girls there you have it. Danno's mid year reflection. And yes I will also stop honking at slightly overweight individuals who cross the road when I drive.

A real chinaman drinks beer with ground nuts

First day in PwC - First Impressions

It's gonna be awhile but when I quit this is gonna be cool to reflect upon

First Impressions

Justin WY Yau

First: "Dont mess with me motherfucka"

Now: Zoo Keeper and Basketball/Gym Buddy and of course Master Yoda

Lee Yee Sin
First: Quiet senior easy to bully

Now: Scary ass senior but luckily not to me though. Smart and a great friend.

Khor Tze En

First: PFS first class smart alec fucker

Now: Great bud, great senior and still a stupid smart alec fucker. Saved me from killing trees.

Yee Thean Er

First: Smoking buddy. CLS B%$^%&

Now: Wife of great bud which is a smart alec fucker and also Lil Girl; one of the few office ppl i knew b4 joining

Ooi Tay Zen

First: Tukau

Now: Tukau


Ooi Suyin

First: Lansi but classy

Now: Classy, getting married and also Che

Monopoly at new world park

Danno's hotel per night = $ 1200

Danno's Texas Holdem Bash

Rm10 per player. Winner takes all. Beer. Smokes. Chips and a wicked good time.

Interested? Visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30711111992.

Exams over smashing beers with my mates

Exams are over baybeh. Just smashing the old good ones with me mates!

Stressed out and totally knackered

Through out my 18 years of studying, i have never felt as tired and
stressed studying deferred tax and consolidation. Never studied so
hard and never felt less confident going in tomorrow. Anyone up for
beers tomorrow night? Heaven knows i desperately need one!

This is my first mobile blog post. Cool is'nt it. Exam tomorrow and
cant wait for it to bloody finish.

Blogging from star bucks

Trying this out but blogspot doesnt support mobile bloging without sending an sms. Damm

Just a Special Shout-out

Sometimes during our busy life we often forget the small little details of life,

We get so caught up chasing riches and fortunes, we neglect the simple things.

As said a million times before,

Seize the moment and lets not forget that life is precious.

A special shout-out to Justin Khoo and Wan Yean's dad, RIP may you remain in our memories forever.

It's feeling like a Rudolph and Frosty special....

Its that special time of the year again.....It's freaking December baybehh....

Decembers used to be cool when you are studying. Decembers are long holiday breaks where everyone goes back to Penang. It's a time where you meet everyone in Gurney or Uppper Penang Road again. Friends, buddies, ex-es and long lost friends. December is that special time of the year.

But dangggggg....December is a shit time for all auditors right now. The notorious "Peak Period" that auditors face, starts in the month of December. Can you believe it? Im freakin working on Christmas and New yEar's eve. I still haven't got used to it yet I reckon anyway. Been staying back till around 7 8 sometimes even 9 just working my ass off...It sucks.

Anywhooo....that just makes this Holiday Season even more wicked. The past few Christmases and New Years have been a bit of a bore to me. Maybe it's because as you get older and you hang out even more, you appreciate partying even less. It's like the boy who wished for it to be Christmas everyday and got his wish. The first few days he was having a blast. Presents everyday and delicious food every night. But after 2 weeks he was freakin sick of Christmas. Life is like that isnt it?

Well thats why this year, It's gonna be a wicked Christmas and New Years for me...no matter what I do...Someone mentioned that "Happiness is a choice".

I choose to have a blast for Christmas and New year this time around. God knows I need it.....badly...

Cheers Peeps!

Pricewaterhousecoopers (Penang) by Danno

(I was asked to write this article for my company's magazine. It most probably has tons of errors in it as its just a draft, so all you Journo students and English professors go easy alright? eNjOY!)

Pricewaterhousecoopers (Penang)

Annual Trip

The Never Ending Journey

Taman Negara, a place of serenity, peace and calm. Being a preserved jungle, Taman Negara has remained a place of solitude to its various inhabitants for many years…………..until September 2007! For 3 days in early September, the PwC invasion had begun.

The invasion started off with a 11 hour bus ride journey from the small lil tortoise shaped island known as Penang. With 4 express buses, we slowly made our way to the serenity of Taman Negara. Little did the monkeys of Taman Negara know, trouble was slowly brewing in the air!

After what it seemed like forever (with
way TOO many toilet breaks), we finally reached the Rainforest Hotel which would be the home to 90 plus PwCians for the next few days. Although groggy and hungry, nothing could dampen our spirits as we noisily made our grand entrance to Taman Negara.

Shooting the Rapids, Meeting Orang Asli and BBQ

When you are traveling on the bus for 11 hours while munching Twisties and Rota Rota, anything you eat after that tastes like a 5 star Shangri-la dinner. That was how lunch was to us. Lunch was edible at best, but one could never tell by the way we swarmed the food.

After a short break after lunch, we headed off to the Tembeling River (which is the main tributary of the Pahang River) for our first activity which was shooting the rapids. We left in around 10 boats up the river as our guide slowly navigated through a couple of slow rapids and finally came to a stop after a 10 minute journey.

Our individual guides had to explain to us that due to the number of us and safety reasons, going for stronger rapids would be risky and dangerous. However they could would show us how they create their own “rapids.” And then they did. With 10 boats racing through the river, each boat started a HUGE water fight by sticking out their oar every time we passed another boat which got everyone of us soaking wet.

The fight ended temporarily when we reached an orang asli settlement by the river. Many of our Pwcians were very well amazed on how these people could live without electricity and water. The “ketua kampung” graciously showed us how to start a fire with just rocks and stones as well as using their blow pipes (which they were selling at RM 25 by the way, not so “ULU” huh) to hunt animals.

We ended the day with a lovely BBQ dinner back in the hotel which was followed by a mid night hike before we went to bed.

George of the Jungle and Telematch

The morning started off with a quick breakfast and then we headed of to the highest canopy walk in the world. Our endurance was tested as we had to hike 45 minutes into the jungle to reach our destination point. After a lot of sweat, panting and tears, we managed to overcome the treacherous hike (okay…it wasn’t that bad) and finally reached the canopy walkway.

The canopy walkway is a walk across a 400 meter man-made bridge, suspended 25 to 40 meters above the ground which is the longest in the world of its kind.

Next up on the schedule, was a group tele-match. We were separated into different teams and competed in games where our intelligence, team-work and physical abilities were tested. Unfortunately, our last game which was with water balloons was called off due to heavy rain. However this did not stop us from throwing water balloons at each other in the rain. Many used this opportunity to try and soak their seniors or managers! With dinner coming up, we all went back to the hotel to prepare for the big event coming up.

I Like to DISCOOOOO! – Annual Dinner

Our theme for the night was Disco with a catch. Those born in the 80s had to dress up old school style while the oldies were forced to dress up like young ones – HIP HOP STYLE. With the hall all nicely decorated, many people started coming in. There were rumoured spottings of 50 cent (Eng Cheng), Snoop Dogg (Mr Cho) and Britney Spears (Kelly Khoo) in the crowd. There was also a bouncer who was brought from the 70s who was spotting an afro and a goatee.

As the night progressed, many games were played by newly promotes during the year. Many laughs and moments were shared by all our PwCians. The night ended with a group photo shoot and a dance floor where we danced till the wee hours of the morning!

The last Hike

Early the next morning, many sleepy/drunk/tired PwCians slowly crawled out of bed (with some kicking and screaming). We took a short boat ride to Lata Berkoh where we could see view the strong rapids caused by a nearby waterfall.

The trip ended with lunch at the hotel and yet another photo shoot. We boarded the bus tired and sleepy but yet we all knew that the past 3 days will always remain in our memories.