Top 10 Places In Miri To Eat Laksa

The top 10 best laksa in Miri, bottom up:

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For the Kuching version, click here.

Performance Anxiety

Recently I had my blog rated:

Nice! Though parental guidance is suggested, its still suitable for a wide range of readers. There are other ratings such as RESTRICTED. Let's hope this post doesn't screw the ratings.

Now.... what is performance anxiety??



Performance anxiety is a term often used to refer to self-consciousness and anxiousness about the quality of one's performance.

Its a self-conscious, self-doubting awareness that hinders performance instead of helping.

Imagine a gradual build-up of TENSION.... to that moment when everything around you seems to freeze .... and all focus is on YOU.



Imagine a moment of climax .... where you know you MUST perform .... otherwise that moment will be lost forever .....



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Check out this public toilet in London..... (What were you thinking about??!!)

Its a toilet with one-way (or two-way - depends on who you're talking to) mirror walls.

This is from the outside....

Don't tell me you'll be perfectly comfortable peeing in this toilet.

Talk about performance anxiety!

The End of James Bond

Bond .... James Bond - the epitome of talent, intelligence, physical prowess, coolness and style that has placed him as the desire of women and the envy of men everywhere.

Whether it be piloting assault helicopters, firing rocket launchers, clobbering nameless henchmen or regularly bedding beautiful women, Bond rose to fame by excelling in everything that he does.

In fact, I would love to learn how he manages to jump away from explosions with his crisp tailor-made suit still intact.

It's the accomplishments of the British secret agent that has led him to possess the rank of "Double 0" in Her Majesty's service, hence the legendary code number "007".

The "double-0" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

The seemingly ageless Bond was allegedly born in 1968, which would make him 39 years old this year.

I think James Bond has finally called it quits, slowed down the pace and ventured into a new field.................

SELLING DIM SUM IN MIRI!!!

Er... Mr Bond, one sio bee please..... steamed, not fried.

Another Little Planet

I'm still amused at this:


Again, you can create your own little planet using the instructions here.

A Dog's Life

A few months ago, I posted a video of a neglected stray dog in YouTube and totally forgotten about it.

After some time, I checked the video and it received a number of unfavorable comments (and links to a number of animal cruelty caring for your pets websites), in what I perceive as a total LACK OF understanding in the situation and the cultural differences.

Here are some of the comments (unedited):

"WTF dude that is sooo mean!!!"

"man, you shouldnt own a dog, if you cant be responsible get him/her to a vet. Not impressed at all.."

"This is horrible. What kind of sick and cruel person would leave this aninmal to suffer?"

"that is just plain horrible to leave a dog to suffer!!
what the hell is wrong with you?
take him to the vet, but DON'T make him suffer like that.
Just becasuse he can't speak, doesn't mean he doesn't have the right to be treated right."

OK. First of all, learn to spell properly. Secondly, its a stray dog and therefore it doesn't belong to me. Besides, someone was aware of the situation and was trying to help it.

It's also obvious that they are not aware that stray dogs in a 'less than desirable' condition are a common sight in this part of the world.

I live a culture where generating the next winning 4D (lottery) number takes precedence over pro-actively caring for stray (and potentially dangerous) dogs. There are limitations to what the general public can do to curb the problem.

The dog catching competition proposed a few months ago here in SemuaPunBolehLand could reduce the number of strays in the streets, but was too controversial.

Seeing neglected stray dogs roaming the streets of Malaysia remains part of our everyday lives.

One thing to bear in mind, the strays here do NOT look as if they were fed an 8-course buffet for the past 6 months......



And in this part of the world, the dogs - strays or not, certainly do NOT receive $12 million.

Peculiar Massage Parlors

Found in Miri (Dedicated to Orange):

A massage parlor with a name like that, you begin to wonder what else they have on their 'menu'.

On the other hand, here's a massage parlor that I came across during my last trip to Thailand:


**begin sarcasm here**

Thank goodness there's PHYSICAL massage there. I was beginning to worry that the non-physical massages that I've been having aren't effective for my sore muscles.