I never really pay attention on which side of the road people around the world are driving on, and I don’t care. But after watching both edition of The Amazing Race (US and Asia), I wonder why the Americans find it hard to drive on the left side meanwhile the Asian (as TARA teams) also face with the same difficulties when driving on the right side. So I turn to the most powerful tools mankind ever made, the INTERNET to search for the real truth and nothing but the truth that I will get so help me God.
To my surprise, 66% of world populations from 164 countries are driving on the right side of the road while the rest of the world drive on the left side. I always thought that we ALL drive on the left side except US coz US always different like elevator and lift, soccer and football or…I can’t think of other example - fyi I learnt British English and my teacher always reminds us the differences between US English and British’s English. It turn out that I suck at world history and geography (and I live in a country used to be part of the British Empire)!
The reason why there is left and right side is base on the history of the world. Before horses and cars, people walk on the left side as they are carrying weapon (swords) on the left side and can be ready during attack. When there are a lot of horses being use as transportation, most country still use left until Americans use heavier, bigger and multiple horses with no right driver seat. So, the driver use left seat and therefore drive at the right side coz of safety. For other country, the occupation during war influences the traffic law and the decision on left or right. Road border also part of the reason to switch, for example Canada use to be left side but switch to right coz their road connected with US.
British and its ex-colonial empire (except Canada and some African country) plus Japan, Indonesia, Macau, Thailand and US Virgin Islands are left side country. Coz Malaysia was once part of British Empire, so we are driving on the left side. That’s basically the reason why we are driving on the left side of the road.
If you are a ‘geek’, busy body and always want to know about everything like me, you can go to these sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_on_the_left_or_right
http://www.brianlucas.ca/roadside/
http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/driving%20on%20the%20left.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8414/drive-right.htm
http://www.amphicars.com/acleft.htm
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
My Best Pal - TDrama
I got lazy last week, that’s why I stop writing for a while.
I watch this TDrama called ‘My Best Pal’ (I don’t know the Chinese title coz I don’t know Chinese nor I understand it) staring Ming Dao and Qian En. If you watch ‘The Prince Who Turn into a Frog’ drama, then you’ll remember them as this that makes them famous. I don’t have any high expectation about this drama, coz there is no hype about it in the net, but I gotta see this because of Ming Dao (he’s gorgeous ladies!!!). However, my prediction was right; this drama is a waste of my money!! Even Ming Dao can’t save it. I you want a clear summary go to this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Ye_3_Jia_1 (I just found it on the net). But if you too lazy to click the link, then you have to read my unpleasant, poor English (I’m suck at grammar) and worst written review you’ve ever read.
‘My best Pal’ is about 4 bestfriends who grow up together in the same neighborhood and good with fighting skills. They are seniors at High School who’s dealing with bullied, groupies and love (ah…..), like any normal students, except it look like OVER THE TOP when it’s dramatized which is always the case with Taiwan drama (they called it ‘idol’ drama). I’m not gonna give you the complete detail of the story, just a few of my ‘words’, coz I, myself didn’t get to finish it, but I will in a few days (I have to, I pay for it!!!). The big bully is Dinosaur (don’t know if it the real name or the nick, I just follow the translation) who actually is son of ‘stupid’ senator who is hated by everyone (which is supposed to be impossible for him to be elected as senator). He is big, I mean BIG, that fits perfectly into the bully role, but scared to death with Summer (the girl in the group, 3 + 1, she is the 1, the one girl) and the other 3 guyz which is Ah Jiang, Fang Wei and Bulu, coz apparently the big bully can’t fight (what??? how come he become the bully, or he’s been bullied by them….ehm….). Make things short, the big bully want the fantastic 4 (coz they are 4, minus the super power) to be drop out of school so he can control (without scared) of the entire school. While this happen, Summer dad’s gun (he is a cop) is missing and the fan4 wants to play detective and helps to find it. Meanwhile, Fang Wei is in love with Summer, but Summer is in love with Ah Jiang and the principle’s daughter (forgot the name) is in love with Ah Jiang, but Ah Jiang unsure about his own feeling. But finally Ah Jiang realized he’s loves Summer. While he’s waiting for the ‘right’ time to tell her, the fugitive prisoner hides in the haunted building in the school. Coz I keep fastforward the disk, I don’t know exactly what happen, but the fugitive take Summer hostage and Ah Jing got shot while trying to save her. Ah Jiang life is in great danger, but this is a TV series and Ming Dao is the lead, there is no way he’s gonna die. So, Ah Jiang lives, but there is a new character that will be involved between Summer and Ah Jiang. This guy is an old childhood crush of Summer, who is living with Summer’s family after his parents died during a shooting that involved Summer’s dad. He is now a detective, handsome and rich man. I don’t know what’s come after that coz I stop watching it (for a while). But I can predict what happened; Ah Jiang and Summer fights for a while coz you can’t just make it happily ever after for the rest of the series (it’s not the way of making TV series, fight first and then make up), a detective acts as the third person in Ah Jiang and Summer relationship, all the bad guyz finally caught and go to hell (or whatever, but MUST something bad happen to them) and in the end, the detective will WILLINGLY let Summer go to Ah Jiang. THE END!
I told you this is the worst reviews ever!!!
I have to rush coz I’m all alone in my office now, so that’s why I keep it short.
I watch this TDrama called ‘My Best Pal’ (I don’t know the Chinese title coz I don’t know Chinese nor I understand it) staring Ming Dao and Qian En. If you watch ‘The Prince Who Turn into a Frog’ drama, then you’ll remember them as this that makes them famous. I don’t have any high expectation about this drama, coz there is no hype about it in the net, but I gotta see this because of Ming Dao (he’s gorgeous ladies!!!). However, my prediction was right; this drama is a waste of my money!! Even Ming Dao can’t save it. I you want a clear summary go to this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Ye_3_Jia_1 (I just found it on the net). But if you too lazy to click the link, then you have to read my unpleasant, poor English (I’m suck at grammar) and worst written review you’ve ever read.
‘My best Pal’ is about 4 bestfriends who grow up together in the same neighborhood and good with fighting skills. They are seniors at High School who’s dealing with bullied, groupies and love (ah…..), like any normal students, except it look like OVER THE TOP when it’s dramatized which is always the case with Taiwan drama (they called it ‘idol’ drama). I’m not gonna give you the complete detail of the story, just a few of my ‘words’, coz I, myself didn’t get to finish it, but I will in a few days (I have to, I pay for it!!!). The big bully is Dinosaur (don’t know if it the real name or the nick, I just follow the translation) who actually is son of ‘stupid’ senator who is hated by everyone (which is supposed to be impossible for him to be elected as senator). He is big, I mean BIG, that fits perfectly into the bully role, but scared to death with Summer (the girl in the group, 3 + 1, she is the 1, the one girl) and the other 3 guyz which is Ah Jiang, Fang Wei and Bulu, coz apparently the big bully can’t fight (what??? how come he become the bully, or he’s been bullied by them….ehm….). Make things short, the big bully want the fantastic 4 (coz they are 4, minus the super power) to be drop out of school so he can control (without scared) of the entire school. While this happen, Summer dad’s gun (he is a cop) is missing and the fan4 wants to play detective and helps to find it. Meanwhile, Fang Wei is in love with Summer, but Summer is in love with Ah Jiang and the principle’s daughter (forgot the name) is in love with Ah Jiang, but Ah Jiang unsure about his own feeling. But finally Ah Jiang realized he’s loves Summer. While he’s waiting for the ‘right’ time to tell her, the fugitive prisoner hides in the haunted building in the school. Coz I keep fastforward the disk, I don’t know exactly what happen, but the fugitive take Summer hostage and Ah Jing got shot while trying to save her. Ah Jiang life is in great danger, but this is a TV series and Ming Dao is the lead, there is no way he’s gonna die. So, Ah Jiang lives, but there is a new character that will be involved between Summer and Ah Jiang. This guy is an old childhood crush of Summer, who is living with Summer’s family after his parents died during a shooting that involved Summer’s dad. He is now a detective, handsome and rich man. I don’t know what’s come after that coz I stop watching it (for a while). But I can predict what happened; Ah Jiang and Summer fights for a while coz you can’t just make it happily ever after for the rest of the series (it’s not the way of making TV series, fight first and then make up), a detective acts as the third person in Ah Jiang and Summer relationship, all the bad guyz finally caught and go to hell (or whatever, but MUST something bad happen to them) and in the end, the detective will WILLINGLY let Summer go to Ah Jiang. THE END!
I told you this is the worst reviews ever!!!
I have to rush coz I’m all alone in my office now, so that’s why I keep it short.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Water Oh Water...
I forgot what’s good on Friday and weekend’s TV. The WATER situation is bad over the weekend. I live in Beverly, KK, where water disruption is so common that you hope the Jabatan Air Sabah already fix whatever problem that arise during the last water disruption (which is always about empty tank-as JAS said). I guess there are not done so. It’s a very frustrated weekend as I have to travel back and fort to my friend house which is still the same neighborhood as mine (but different phase) so I can bath and wash my 1 week of cloths. Alhamdulillah, as Saturday night the water start running, but it stop for a while last night and it continue ‘till ….I don’t know about today, I keep my fingers cross.
‘House’ is on tonight…YEAH!!!!I know the winner of The Amazing Race (coz US is already air the finale, google la…)
‘House’ is on tonight…YEAH!!!!I know the winner of The Amazing Race (coz US is already air the finale, google la…)
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Amazing Race Asia 2 ep 9
The Amazing Race Asia is full of drama last night. Even though I love Pam & Van but they are making the wrong decision working with the moms on the intersection. We see the result of that, they got lost and have to switch detour. Poor Pat & Nat, waiting for Terri & Henry for 5 hours! But if I was on the Pam & Van shoes, maybe I do the same decision coz you just wanna go go go during the race. Van seems like got a concussion after the roadblock. It’s scary to see her confuse of what they’ve been doing and asking questions that she suppose to know. Pam is great handling the situation even though she also scared but not panic, which is good in order to stay focus on the race. The impact of the water is tremendously hard, Van’s lip is bleeding, Nats also bleed (nose or lip) and I think the singaporean guys also got hurt in the chest. All of them had their body lean forward during the jump and I think that’s the reason they got hurt. Thank God all safe and well in the end…and the SAME!!! Marc & Rovilson still no.1, again….the Singaporean boyz is no.2, AGAIN….and Terri & Henry is last, again and this time after 3rd time in the row in last place they finally got eliminated…for GOOD…..
Next week I ‘wish’ Marc & Rovilson got eliminated (which seems ‘impossible’) or didn’t get first again......besides their joke is not funny at all........
Next week I ‘wish’ Marc & Rovilson got eliminated (which seems ‘impossible’) or didn’t get first again......besides their joke is not funny at all........
Thursday, January 17, 2008
TV on Wednesday
I though Wednesday gonna be bored but boy, I was wrong. I’ve been watching The King of Brain on KBS world for quit some time now, but never really pay attention what time it actually air coz I constantly playing with the astro’s remote info button trying to find what to watch next even though the show I currently watching not even finish yet. I know… it’s just one of my many bad habits but anyway… King of Brain is the BEST show from yesterday line up. It’s got humor, the brilliant and brain wrecking test, the cool and funny MCs and their celebrity guesses, and you can join and test your brain!! The show divided into 3 round, 1st round is to determine the participant brain age, i.e. in the 20s, 30s and so on. The test maybe changes through out the show (I guess coz I’ve seen different test before) and yesterday test are analyze (which 4 of the penguins jump the most), math (find the right formula to the answer) and spatial (which character has been hit the most by the snowball). All participants must answers correctly to move on to the next round, if 1 person got it wrong, all of them have to receive the punishment (which is knock to the head by a moving ball) and up the age (30s, 40s…) test. 2nd round is individual test and the hardest. Last nigh epi is more to spatial test, which is finding the different between 2 animations, reconstruct the bad guy face and finding the different of a still picture that change ‘something’ while we are looking at it. My eyes glue in front of the TV trying to spot the different and laugh at the same time as the participants constantly making joke of each other and their answers.3rd round is for the winner of the 2nd round. He/she have to clear 21 or 22 level to win and get the golden brain. This is just like any asian type-like variety show (which I love coz it super funny but rarely get sub), but the best thing about King of Brain is you can exercise your brain and have fun at the same time. Since KBS world start airing on astro, I’ve seen many interesting show that knowledgeable but fun to watch…like Sponge (Saturday night maybe) and Vitamin (Sunday???). I also like the Golden Bell; quizzes type-show for students all over Korea to compete to find the brightest student and who can ring the golden bell. The questions are very very very tough (for me la…). I wish Malaysia have our own Golden Bell….don’t you think so????
What else on Wednesday…I watch ‘Pretty Insun’, Oprah and I slept during ‘Air City’ coz I’m tired and NO WATER in my neighborhood (I live in Beverly, penampang btw…)!!!
Don’t forget tonight, The Amazing Race Asia!!! Routing for Pam and Van, and can somebody please stop Marc and Rovilson from winning….again…
What else on Wednesday…I watch ‘Pretty Insun’, Oprah and I slept during ‘Air City’ coz I’m tired and NO WATER in my neighborhood (I live in Beverly, penampang btw…)!!!
Don’t forget tonight, The Amazing Race Asia!!! Routing for Pam and Van, and can somebody please stop Marc and Rovilson from winning….again…
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
TV on Tuesday
I got bored on Tuesday. I watched ‘cruel love’ last night on KBS world but the episode was toooo lovey dovey for me, I’m waiting for the ‘drama’ and the ‘tragic’ (as I read before from ‘somewhere’ that this is the most tragic, sympathetic and painfully sad Korean series). I can’t stand drama series that had to have a crying scene every minute in every episode. But I don’t’ mind the crying for this series coz that the whole point…the tragedy. I just can’t stand the script!!! Argh… It makes me wanna throw up! Anyway, I’ll be watching next week coz the 3 finally meet….ooo….wait, I can’t watch that next week coz the finale of The Amazing Race is next Monday!!! TAR vs cruel love…. ehm…. da….TAR of course!!! Oh ya…I switch the channel between MTV and KBS world last night. MTV air ‘true life’, about AK rally; its about a bunch of boyz and girls who are fanatic about cars, race from….forgot where to where la, for 5 days . Even though it’s an old show, but its better than cruel love.
‘Damages’ is next, but while it’s on break I switch to Oprah. So I end up miss a few scene and planning to watch it again on weekend.
The best show that I’ve seen last night is Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. It actually a repeat show coz its air first on Sunday. I love Tony; I watch him since his A Cook’s Tour days… But I always miss his show coz he has sooo many reruns from previous season that I got confuse with his latest season’s original run. Now I know the repeat on Tuesday and I can’t wait what he will be doing next week.
I have no idea what’s interesting tonight. I just watch my usual playlist; ‘My lucky star’, switching between channel and ‘Air City’.
‘Damages’ is next, but while it’s on break I switch to Oprah. So I end up miss a few scene and planning to watch it again on weekend.
The best show that I’ve seen last night is Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. It actually a repeat show coz its air first on Sunday. I love Tony; I watch him since his A Cook’s Tour days… But I always miss his show coz he has sooo many reruns from previous season that I got confuse with his latest season’s original run. Now I know the repeat on Tuesday and I can’t wait what he will be doing next week.
I have no idea what’s interesting tonight. I just watch my usual playlist; ‘My lucky star’, switching between channel and ‘Air City’.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
TV on Monday
I love Monday TV! People usually don’t like Monday because it’s the first day of work/school. But not for me cause ‘House’ is on Monday! Before I go to ‘House’, let see what else on TV yesterday.
At 6pm, I randomly watch ‘Larry King Live’ which in my surprise they put the ‘live’ (live for them delayed for us) telecast of the Golden Globe press conference. It’s a weird award show… Anyway, I don’t want to comment about that; you can read it on net and it is cover all over the news. But I’m happy to see Jonny Depp won and very disappointing Hugh Laurie didn’t (I’m ‘House’ fan, da….). I’ve not seen most of the nominated movie and TV shows, and I don’t think I get to see it (‘Not commercial enough’ to get a run in local cinema). So, it’s hard for me to actually ‘predict’ the winners, I just go with my favourite…hehehehe
After Larry King, it’s my usual weekdays show; ‘My lucky star’ on 8TV, which I slept through out the show (cause I didn’t get proper sleep last nigh due to stomachache). It is not a bad show, it just like any Taiwanese series, too cute, too over the top but still OK to watch….sometime…if nothing else on TV which is really nothing at that time. Besides my housemate enjoy watching that show…
I watched ‘The Amazing Race’ at 9 on AXN which is one of my ‘top-to-watch’ list shows. I’m routing for TK and Rachel during this leg, just because I hate to see ‘the bickering’ (Jen and forgot the guy name) couple fight again. Early in the leg, they always look fine, but as the leg progress with pressure from TK and Rachel they start to fight again! Well, they get eliminated anyway, da…. Take a cab! What the hell they are doing?? Don’t you watch TAR before…cab always faster (and safe)… I’m hoping Terri and Henry finally got eliminated in TARA. Come on… how many chances you have to give to them??? It’s obvious they will be last, again….
Finally to end my night (actually it’s not the end, I switching between ‘Air City’ on ch 324 and KBS world entertainment show, the VJs are funny man!) is House. I’m a big fan of House!! It’s my no. 1 show; way up Grey’s and Lost. It’s funny to see House replace his ‘3 assistant’ with the passengers. Hugh Laurie always great but why they always find the ‘real answers’ when they finally want to cut someone??? House is ready to operate a man suspected of carrying drug and the team wants to cut a hole in the woman brain, when suddenly they figure out that’s not the solution with the help of a little ‘action’ and words. I’ve seen a few episode of House with similar style in the end and it bored me. But still LOVE my ‘HOUSE’!!!
What’s on tonight? Maybe I watch ‘cruel love’ on KBS world coz it’s so tragic and nothing interesting on during that time. ‘Damages’ is next on my list, it a new show and has a very good pilot. Heroes start next week!!!
At 6pm, I randomly watch ‘Larry King Live’ which in my surprise they put the ‘live’ (live for them delayed for us) telecast of the Golden Globe press conference. It’s a weird award show… Anyway, I don’t want to comment about that; you can read it on net and it is cover all over the news. But I’m happy to see Jonny Depp won and very disappointing Hugh Laurie didn’t (I’m ‘House’ fan, da….). I’ve not seen most of the nominated movie and TV shows, and I don’t think I get to see it (‘Not commercial enough’ to get a run in local cinema). So, it’s hard for me to actually ‘predict’ the winners, I just go with my favourite…hehehehe
After Larry King, it’s my usual weekdays show; ‘My lucky star’ on 8TV, which I slept through out the show (cause I didn’t get proper sleep last nigh due to stomachache). It is not a bad show, it just like any Taiwanese series, too cute, too over the top but still OK to watch….sometime…if nothing else on TV which is really nothing at that time. Besides my housemate enjoy watching that show…
I watched ‘The Amazing Race’ at 9 on AXN which is one of my ‘top-to-watch’ list shows. I’m routing for TK and Rachel during this leg, just because I hate to see ‘the bickering’ (Jen and forgot the guy name) couple fight again. Early in the leg, they always look fine, but as the leg progress with pressure from TK and Rachel they start to fight again! Well, they get eliminated anyway, da…. Take a cab! What the hell they are doing?? Don’t you watch TAR before…cab always faster (and safe)… I’m hoping Terri and Henry finally got eliminated in TARA. Come on… how many chances you have to give to them??? It’s obvious they will be last, again….
Finally to end my night (actually it’s not the end, I switching between ‘Air City’ on ch 324 and KBS world entertainment show, the VJs are funny man!) is House. I’m a big fan of House!! It’s my no. 1 show; way up Grey’s and Lost. It’s funny to see House replace his ‘3 assistant’ with the passengers. Hugh Laurie always great but why they always find the ‘real answers’ when they finally want to cut someone??? House is ready to operate a man suspected of carrying drug and the team wants to cut a hole in the woman brain, when suddenly they figure out that’s not the solution with the help of a little ‘action’ and words. I’ve seen a few episode of House with similar style in the end and it bored me. But still LOVE my ‘HOUSE’!!!
What’s on tonight? Maybe I watch ‘cruel love’ on KBS world coz it’s so tragic and nothing interesting on during that time. ‘Damages’ is next on my list, it a new show and has a very good pilot. Heroes start next week!!!
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