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New Coca-Cola Blāk®

WELCOME BLAK! Coca-Cola Blak Arrives in the United States

Coca-Cola Infused with Coffee Essence - The Perfect Pick-Me-Up Any Time of Day...

ATLANTA, March 15, 2006 ?Coca-Cola North America today announced the introduction of its innovative carbonated fusion beverage, Coca-Cola Blak, to the United States on April 3rd. Coca-Cola Blak is a sophisticated, premium blend of Coca-Cola, natural flavors and coffee essence. The effervescence and rich flavor of Coca-Cola Blak provide the perfect pick-me-up for people looking for new ways to stay refreshed any time of the day or night.

Coca-Cola Blak is a uniquely invigorating beverage that is full-bodied in flavor and as refreshing as you expect Coca-Cola to be,?said Katie Bayne, senior vice president, Coca-Cola Brands, Coca-Cola North America. here is no other beverage available today quite like Coca-Cola Blak. Imagine the refreshing taste of an ice-cold Coca-Cola that finishes with a rich essence of coffee. Only Coca-Cola can deliver that distinct combination of flavors.?br />For its U.S. launch, Coca-Cola Blak has been specially formulated to appeal to American tastes and will have a unique logo treatment and packaging as well. Designed to appeal to adult consumers looking for an indulgent and revitalizing alternative to other beverages, Coca-Cola Blak is a mid-calorie beverage with only 45 calories per 8-ounce bottle. It is packaged in a resealable version of Coca-Cola signature 8-ounce glass contour bottle enveloped in sophisticated and stylish graphics. It will be available at supermarkets and convenience retail locations nationwide beginning April 3rd, both in individual bottles and four-packs.oca-Cola Blak is the latest example of the kind of innovation we are delivering to meet the changing needs of our consumers,?added Bayne. e are very excited about this new brand and look forward to continuing to find new ways to satisfy Coca-Cola lovers.? Marketing support for the new brand began earlier this month with a teaser television ad, which aired during the live Red Carpet pre-show broadcast of the 78th Annual Academy Awards?on ABC. The 15-second commercial titled, OParazzi?presents Coca-Cola Blak as a glamorous star appearing before throngs of media, complete with flashing camera lights. Additional support for the brand will include a fully integrated program featuring both traditional and non-traditional media, including television, print and outdoor advertising, in-store displays, and targeted sampling programs designed to engage consumers and pique their interest in Coca-Cola Blak, beginning in April in cities across the U.S. For more information about Coca-Cola Blak, please visit www.coca-colablak.com.-------------------------------About The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognized as the world's most valuable brand, the Company markets four of the world's top five soft drink brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite, and a wide range of other beverages, including diet and light soft drinks, waters, juices and juice drinks, teas, coffees and sports drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company's beverages at a rate exceeding 1 billion servings each day. For more information about The Coca-Cola Company, please visit our website at http://www.coca-cola.com
Source: The Coca-Cola Company

http://www.bevnet.com/news/2006/03-15-2006-Coke_Blak.asp

Tech: Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headphones for iPod

I finally purchased a pair of Logitech Bluetooth Wireless Headphones for iPod, for my iPod that is.

Everything arrived safely, as they normally do. The packaging had the iPod's infamous white color theme as you would expect.

Contents: A pair of headphones, a Bluetooth transmitter, AC charger, plus other miscellaneous stuffs like user manual and warranty information.

The 2 features which interest me most are the fact the it's wireless (via Bluetooth) and also the fact that it has navigation controls on the outer right side of the headphones, which means I can tuck away my iPod in my backpack and walk or cycle to class with just my headphones to take care of. The control buttons consist of: Volume (Up and Down), Next and Previous Track, and Play/Pause (the center round button with the Logitech logo on it).

To start using this, plug in the transmitter to the iPod, and the LED will start blinking red.

Next, press and hold the Play/Pause button on the headphones to establish a connection between the headphones and the transmitter. When it's connected, the LED would blink blue.

And the transmitter on the iPod would light up its LED with blue color. And you're all set and ready.

Surely everything has its pros and cons, pluses and minuses, whichever you prefer.
First of all, there's no Power button on both the headphones and the transmitter. It automatically turns off after being idle for a while. This can be convenient, not so for others. I agree with the latter. Without a power button, it means there'll be power wasted. Battery life is very important for gadgets like this and one wouldn't wanna waste some battery time just like that.

Also, the band of the headphones are reportedly easily breakable. Many have complained about the plastic band breaking/cracking easily in the middle. Read the Logitech forums for more info. Luckily it comes with a 2-year warranty. So even if it breaks, Logitech would replace it for you, like what they have done to many of its consumers.

It's a good experience to own one of this neat toy. What more to say two!

Sugar Bun

You guys heard of SugarBun before?
It's a fast food chain very popular in Sarawak and Sabah.
When I was a kid, I don't really go to KFC or McDonald's, seriously.
The BurgerKing in Miri closed down coz nobody was going to it since PizzaHut and SugarBun is 2 shoplots away. The savory rice of SugarBun is fantastic. I would always order that, with fried chicken or fillet, depending on what my sister eats, and also for soda, I would have Lime. With that green water, I don't see no Coke. Then there's also the strawberry milkshake, which is still good, but no 'umph' la.
Oh yea, never forget the slices of cucumber and pineapple. They taste really good.


Look at them for yourself!

Photo from HB

Life

I realised that Grey's Anatomy makes me think and relax. It's not the FRIENDS' type of relax. It reflects life. The real life. The obligations. The cycle. The respect. The humor. The extra push factor. All the dilemmas(hell yeah). The love. The price of life. Basically how the whole world spins around me. As I sat down with my own home made steak & onions & lemon tea, I watched Grey's Anatomy with nothing to worry about except a false fire alarm/drill of the Regent Apts. It helps me to cope with my fear of fresh internal organs and blood, well just a lil bit since I know it's fake on TV, but still, you know, it's BAD, I mean REAL BADDDD. FRIENDS' was about the laughter and joy that you can bring to life, not only to myself but to the others around me as well. It's good to smile or laugh, frowning is some ugly nasty behavior. Uses less muscles to smile than to put on a shitass face.

Grey's Anatomy complements FRIENDS'. But it never taught me how to deal with deaths, coz it's different and special in a way. It's always tough. When my grandfather passed away in '95 due to lung cancer(I think), I was 11. Had no idea how much I lost. 10 years later my grandma passed away due to cancer (leg). I was here in the States when I got the call. If had a video of how I responded to the news, I swear by my last name that I just looked dumb. Ok and Ok's. No idea how to respond to that. I'm not the kind of person who cries out when I hear the bad news. I'll cry when I sit down and ponder of all the nice and memorable things that just passed me. Then there was once when the elder brother of my friend (a girl) died in an accident, and it was during pre-Chinese New Year. I wanted to call her while I was in my family's car getting to Lanang Ferry in Sibu heading to Sarikei. Held the phone, made sure I had her number in the Nokia 3310. The queue for the ferry was rather long(about 2 hours) since it's a festive season and many would drive and cross the terrains of my beloved Bumi Kenyalang. Got on the ferry, I was still holding the phone. After crossing the ferry, I still hadn't made the call. Gutless, maybe. Useless, maybe not. Just wasn't sure what to say, wasn't sure if my words make her sad, wasn't sure if it was the right time(evening 6pm-7ish, jk). Also wasn't sure what my parents and sisters would say to me too. By the end of the day, I never made that call. Just an email. And I still have a copy of it. Maybe I should back it up, lol

You know, when your relative/next to kin passes away (touch wood), all the family members and friends would gather together. Night time, they'll talk about his/her past, you know, the memorable stuffs that I have no clue about. Nada. I even found out about my father's past which totally shocked me. Life was hard back then. Now that is named Regrets, with a capital R. Once in a while you sit down and look at the things you allowed to pass by. Success, opportunities, love, you name it. I might have 20GB of regrets by now.

Cherish life and enrich your life. Because you and I only live once. If you wanna take a break to Florida next weekend(without any plans/tickets/money even), do it. Have no regrets. I had no regrets on the huge credit card bills cum debts I amassed. I recently just paid them off, finally, and within a week after that, I charged a few more hundred bucks to my cards for stuffs I don't really need. Thinking back, I don't regret that.

In an unrelated story, (eh no, that's newscasting's script). Sports action:
Today, Wisconsin's Hockey teams, achieved, well not really a double, but still some very good results. The women's hockey team emerged as the National Champions. Woohoo! Well done girls. As for the men's team, I watched it live on TV. A grueling battle for a single goal to determine who's second best. A goalless encouter in regulation continued to OT (overtime). 3OT (triple overtime) in fact. Almost 6 periods (20 mins each) of skating and hustling. The whole ordeal took more than 5 hours. Energy sapping for me in front of the TV as well. Finally freshman Jack Skille 'pucked' in the winning goal and sent me shouting GOALLLL! and off my comfy sofa and also the crowd in Green Bay to sighs of relief. Yeap, we're in the Frozen Four to be held in Milwaukee, and I might just make the trip. I'll never know.






Gadgets:
I received my replacement hard drive for my NEC Versa E600 over the weekend. And I finally fixed my laptop and got it up and running. Had a lil' doubt about getting everything ready at first. Thankfully I managed to open everything up and also most importantly, put everything back. Props to me and also a lil' help from Yip.


Misc:
My bike is still outside Union South, with little air in the front tire (or wheel if you prefer). Poor old bikey. Papa will come and fetch you tomorrow, I promise.



Dear UW- Madison Student,

You’re invited to the 3rd Annual Bucky’s Blood Drive on Friday, March 31st at the Kohl Center Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Donors and volunteers will enjoy entertainment from groups such as Tangled Up in Blue and The Mad Hatters. There will also be a special visit by Bucky Badger. All donors and volunteers will receive a free T-Shirt and raffle prizes. Show your UW pride and help out our community. Remember, your one donation can help save up to three lives!
American Red Cross encourages all UW students, faculty and staff to help patients in need by donating blood or volunteer your time during the drive. Did you know that 15% of the nationwide blood donor base is made up of high school and college students! Nearly 4,500 volunteer blood donors are needed each week to serve patients’ blood needs in our region alone.
Please make your appointment at www.givebloodgivelife.org or by phone at 1-800-GIVE-LIF(E). Walk-ins are also welcome.
We would like to let you know that Youngblood, at Union South will be closed on Wednesday’s for the remainder of the year. We would like to thank all of you for your continued support of Youngblood

Thank You,
The American Red Cross
Badger-Hawkeye Blood Services Region

Volunteering Info (Clickable link)

http://www.environmentaldefense.org/fgwadstaf.cfm?memb

Parking Lot

T-Mac 5

This is another item on my wishlist. This retails for $124.99 when it came out. Now a couple months have passed, prices fluctuate and stuff, you know how the market works.

This design, presenting the 5th edition of the T-Mac Series, is the brainchild of Ryan Holler for the T-Mac 4 design competition on Kicksguide. I've been following this shoe uptil its final announcement.

Fill up your NCAA brackets! May the madness be with you.

I am looking for Mercurial Vapor (Black/Red)

and also the cap which I lost: Inter Milan Nike Flex Cap (Black)

NIKE FLEX 1 CAP-INTER MILAN/BK 05803613 21.99 [details from my order]

And also one of these two which are now OOS (out of stock). Damn, should have bought it when it was available.

April 2nd Wrestlemania 22

The initial group of 5 has shurnk to the only true wrestling fans of all; me.

Now the other 4 decided they're not fan enough to go, so I'll be attending Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago alone come this April. I have ordered my cap. And soon the Tshirt will follow.

WRESTLEMANIA (history)

A Big Time Preview

On April 2, John Cena defends the WWE Championship against Triple H; HBK battles Mr. McMahon; the second-ever "Money in the Bank" Ladder Match and much more.

Click here for the WrestleMania preview video

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Malaysian Hell

A Malaysian dies and goes to hell. There he finds that there is a different hell for each country. He goes first to the German hell and asks, “What do they do here?” He is told, “First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day.”

The man does not like the sound of that at all, so he moves on. He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more. He discovers that they are all more or less the same as the German hell. Then he comes to the Malaysian hell and finds that there is a very long line of people waiting to get in. Amazed he asks, “What do they do here?”

He is told, “First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the Malaysian devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day.” “But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there so many people waiting to get in?”

“Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work, someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the devil is a former Government servant, so he comes in, signs the register and then goes to the canteen.

Dunia Kampua Bak Syurga Segala Syurga

SARAWAK FOOD 101
Kolok Mee:



Laksa Sarawak:



Char Kueh Tiaw [wet], most likely with tomato sauce aka ketchup:


Another version of Kolok Mee:


Kampua:


Kampua2:


Apparently there's this new green Kolok Mee found in Kuching:


Kampua + Pi NeutmYum Yum:


Kampua with SoySauce+ChiliSauce Combo, sedap beb!:


Mee Pok:


Kompia (blanks):


Kompia (filled with meat):


Tian Bian Hu:


Kueh Chap (dark version):


Bilin with Sambal Belacan:



Damn I feel hungry and can only telan air liur.