Car's brake is useless in Penang...

First of all, I believe that car manufacturers should not provide braking mechanism to some Penang motor drivers. Brake is an important mechanism in all modes of transports. Brake can help drivers to slow down their vehicle and stopping it from hitting other people. Without brake, you will crash into trees, knock down people, bang into other drivers and can kill the driver too. Well, killing that irresponsible driver is a good thing too. Why? Lesser an irresponsible driver lesser road accidents.

Most Penang drivers are rude and driving courtesy appears null at all times on the road. For more than six months on Penang road I have yet to see a polite driver allowing another car to pass or turn before their turn. I see this in Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. Penang island is a small island, not as big as Singapore, but the driving courtesy is zero. Zero. Penang drivers speed like there's no tomorrow. Penang drivers cut people's lane without even turning to say "Excuse Me". I believe Lim Guan Eng should come out with a campaign called 'Good Penang Driving Courtesy'.

Sometimes when I see car accidents in Penang my mind will say this, "with Penang's driver kind of attitude... accidents are inevitable" Can Penang drivers slow down and drive at a decent speed, can't they? From my observation, I dare to say NO. They won't slow down. If they see a car about to turn into their lane, they will accelerate. If they see you are slow, they tried to overtake you even though an oncoming car from the opposite is near. If they see a STOP sign, they do not bother to press the brake. Now, this enforce my belief that car manufacturers should save their manufacturing cost by removing the brake pads, brake fluids, and brake pedal for this crazy drivers. Let them just speed and knock themselves out.

With the brake remove, everyone is happy. I am very sure, the insurance policy sellers will have a good day coming out with new policies to sell. Car manufacturers can earn profit. Government will have less irresponsible drivers to think about. Funeral parlors will have more businesses. Hospital can earn more for the car accident's treatment and the list goes on. Sometimes, Penang drivers make me feel angry because they just don't drive with their brains. Penang island is a small state and roads are narrower too. Narrower roads meaning you have to be extra careful in driving your car.

I like living in Penang but driving in Penang is hazardous. To those Penangites who think they can drive like a Wild Wild West... should also think about the consequences when you hit someone. When you hit someone, semua muka menjadi masam...

william wilstroth... crazy Penang drivers...

Weekend comes... there are many fuckers out there...

It's Friday weekend finally, the best day of any week for everyone. It also mean you can just leave your work load behind and go do your most favourite activity. Some might go to pub and get drunk like there's no tomorrow. Some might go to have dinner and watch a movie with their other half. Some might go surf the Internet amidst the 9 hours at office. Some might do something silly and foolish things. Friday is always a good day to start relaxing. Some might still grudge over their misfortunate fate that befalls onto them. I think I know one incident.

At a small stall that sells those blings blings at the Gurney Plaza opposite the GSC cinema:

Wife : How much is this necklace?

Fuck up Sales kid : RM 10.00

Wife : Got discount for this necklace?

Fuck up Sales kid : Aiya... you girls working in office... RM10 also kenot pay meh... you all working to earn so much money ... sit office... blah blah... blah blah...

Me : Fuck you fucker! With your bloody attitude... no wonder you are standing here selling this kind of downgraded blings blings... why don't you go find a women's lavatory and shove your farking head down it... a young man like you sell woman's bling bling... why don't you wake up and see around you... fuck you! fuck you!

Kind of a good Friday you think? To me yes, its a kind of letting off steam after a long week of sitting by the cubicle just programming.

william wilstroth... a young man with a brain by the butt...

Abusing Spongebob...

One unfortunate day, Spongebob was seated between two guys. The guys started to make a move on him. His owner was not aware of what was happening in the passenger seat...

william wilstroth... poor poor Spongebob...

Oil, Rice and is up and going up...

I had been staying in Penang for more than six months now. To be honest, I am very lucky that I am working in Penang because of a few things.

First, I do not have to pay tolls everytime I need to go shopping in KL. Last time, I lived in Damansara and my first toll is the LDP (Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong) if I need to go to 1 Utama, The Curve, GSC Cineleisure, Ikea, and Ikano. Hell, if I need to go to Kelana Jaya or SS2 for food.

Second, I do not have to pay tolls everytime I am going to work in Phileo Damansara. Or being assign to projects in far far away location which requires me to pass many tolls. Am I being paid to pay tolls if I am working in KL? This question, I am sure is in everyone's mind. There's too many tolls to pay just to get from one place to another place.

Third, I do not have to pay exorbitantly highly charge parking spots in KL. The minimal parking fee can be as low as RM4 and it may go as high as RM10. Worse, RM2 per hour! Parking and toll add together that for a day, your wallet should be thick enough to go through it. What's more for someone who earns less or earning a meagre salary.

Fourth, I do not have to wait up for hours in traffic jams especially in KL and PJ. It gets worse if its either rains heavily or motor accidents. Apart from these two contributors, I particularly fretted when the LDP highway gets clogged up for no apparent reasons. Yes, the highway is straight but somehow, it is always clogged up. Cars driving tail to tail and crawling slowly to their destinations.

Fifth, I am happy I am in Penang. I do not have to pay toll to do shopping. I do not have to pay for a parking to get to my office. I do not have to get stuck in a terrifying jam. As a result, I reach home in time for dinner (less gastric pain) and I get to spend time with my wife. Though parking fee is claimable but I don't see a point why I need to pay so much and then wait for the claim to come by next month. I think paying a hefty parking fee just to work in office is a waste of money.

So, in one big word, I am glad that I am in Penang because the recent petrol price increase and several groceries items price hike. Oh boy, cari makan is getting difficult nowadays.

william wilstroth... pay... pay... pay... salary still low!

Enter the new age...

After nearly four years of Is Sky The Limit (ISTL), I'd finally decided to make a permanent personal blog which will be, something that I do not have to think ahead of what I need to post, more of 'let-this-blog-be-and-I-can-post-at-anytime'. The last 3 sagas were quite un-orderly planned which I also include a few stories under titles 'Twisted Thoughts' apart from daily entries.

Although now those last 3 blogs are the past, those 'Twisted Thoughts' series are continueing as usual when I find time, ideas or bizzare imaginations. I seriously loved my 'Twisted Thoughts' series because it allowed me to express my ideas freely. I just hoped you will love it as much as I do and keep on coming back for more of it. Apart from contributing 'Twisted Thoughts', sometimes I also do some stories for Crude Hastings. Ah, speaking of Crude Hastings, he will be back as usual with his postings. So far, he has been quite busy with his new work which had taken a lot of his time. Thus, we just hope he will have time for blogging and let out his many of his daily activities.

William Wilstroth is me and my other what people term as alter ego or just nick name. I had pick this nick name many years ago and dated back to the 1993. I was still a boy, yes, a boy who thinks too much and loves day dreaming. Games particularly related to books and primitive consoles like Nintendo. Who ever remember that old square gray Nintendo? Who would ask for more when at that time Nintendo rules and Playstation is still in the mind of its creator. I grew up on Sega, Nintendo, discman (not Ipod) and a few other stuffs now no longer can be found in IT stores.

As it is, I still compared myself with teenagers today, just one thing, that is having a mobile phone. What the heck, right? I don't own one during my secondary years. Yeah, life still goes on and I am missing those feelings.

william wilstroth... new... new... new...