The Z15 Tower, Beijing's Latest Skyscraper.

After creating ripples in the hotel, real estate and auction industry, the Chinese skyline is soon going to have a new look. TFP Farrells has released designs for the Z15 Tower which is said to be the tallest new building in Beijing. The 120 storeys building will occupy over half a kilometer in height. The building will be located near Beijing’s Central Business District and is said to offer Grade-A offices running in 60 floors, serviced apartments in 20 floors and another 20 floors for six-star hotels with over 300 rooms. The building will also connect to the metro station and shopping mall.

Perry - 50 days old already!!!

"Hello everyone.... welcome to February 2011!!!!!"

LEGO now takes shape of guns.

Found this online - and got me really interested... hehehehe LOL.

We all started on LEGO blocks that have taken the shape of our deepest desires. I remember a friend crafting everything from a Ferrari to a topless fairy (distorted) with LEGO blocks. As time went by these innovative playthings have shaped into serious artforms. Now this has mutated into becoming something that brings more destruction vibes than the usual build and let build ideology. Guns! Imagine guns shaped to be as lifelike as can be represented with blatant inspiration in design and build.

I fancy some serious business being made out of this. Imagine bold replicas in the hands if you young ones as they learn hardcore army stunts and routines. Badass indeed.

LEGO is no longer a kids' toy, isnt it?

Most Beautiful Pakistani girls hot photo collection - 09864………

The Pakistani girls, especially those from the Indus valley (that’s Punjab, Sindh and Hazara), have a wheatish or olive complexion that is usually considered very sexy by most men.
On the other hand, have a distinctly middle Eastern look about them taht is again a unique feature in South Asia. These unique looks are partly to account for the increasing popularity of Pakistani girls especially those of South Asia.Pakistani girls usually tend to get married early, often in their teens. However, more and more Pakistani girls are now staving off family pressure to delay marriage, often into their late twenties and thirties as is now commonplace.

NSFW: Topless Kim Kardashian with Silver Paint Body Photoshoot on W Magazine.

Late last year celebrity actress Kim Kardashian bare for W Magazine “Art Issue,” and the W shoot was boasted on the recently episode of Kourtney and Kim Take New York.” Kim Kardashian was envisioned with nothing, just some text bars covering up her “assets” on the W magazine cover but in the feature within she was completely nude, except for silver paint.

This busty Kardashian flaunted her breasts and butt in what was thought in a “art” context. It was the “Art Issue. ” But just earlier Kim Kardashian was disturbed that Playboy was blending in to release nude photos from her photo sitting she did with the men’s magazine. According to rumors circulating the new, Kim Kardashian apparently had repented doing the Playboy photo shoot with speculation that she did not get adequate for the pics, Kim Kardashian was 15 lbs heavier in the photos and that she did not wish to do them in the beginning, it was all her mother’s doing.

But what brings the “W” photos art vs. the Playboy pictures. Could not those be addressed “art” too? It is it because one is for a men’s magazine and the other is for fashion?And Kim Kardashian is pretty darn naked in W, when Kim Kardashian has kids of her own will she tell them about her naked magazine shoots.

Blackberry Curve Touch Phone to be called Malibu.

It is going to be at least a year until you will be able to lay hands on the Blackberry Curve Touch so lets just amuse ourselves with some rumored specs. Of all the phone will be called Malibu and will be featuring CDMA - EvDo Rev A connectivity. It is going to be driven by a Qualcomm MSM 8655 800MHz CPU and feature 5 MP with HD Video recording capabilities and 3.25" Display bearing 480x360 HVGA resolutions. The rest are pretty much industry standard specs. Both pricing and actually availability is yet to be announced.

The MRT Circle Line.

The second mass rapid transit (MRT) line, which circles the Kuala Lumpur city centre (KLCC) orbital and known as the “circle line”, is already in the final planning stage. The details are expected to be announced in March.

In the longer term, a third line to Port Klang was being comtemplated. The circle line is expected to cover the hotspots surrounding the KLCC, Jalan Bukit Bintang, the new Kuala Lumpur International Financial District in Dataran Perdana, KL Ecocity, Pusat Bandar Damansara and Sentul, among others. Meanwhile, the “blue line” the first line which is a 50km alignment that covers Sungai Buloh to Kajang, via Pusat Bandar Damansara and Bukit Bintang is slated for completion in 2016. The network of all the three MRT lines will be fully operational by 2020.

The London Underground Circle Line.

I used to take the Circle Line everyday - from Bayswater to Barbican (where my uni is). The service was somewhat quite poor, as the wait for the trains are ridiculously long. I always allow extra half an hour for my journey - to allow for train delays, over congestion of the trains and so on.

I admit that I am excited about the KL MRT's Circle Line. After all - it is going to go through some major commercial and retail areas. This is somehow like Bangkok's Metro - which goes through primarily the shopping areas (I guess it is to boom the tourist industry?). Anyways - having a MRT that goes through KLCC, Bukit Bintang, the new Kuala Lumpur International Financial District in Dataran Perdana, KL Ecocity, Pusat Bandar Damansara and Sentul would be really good - not just for commuters, but also for properties in the region.

The Circle Line would benefit so many big-time developers - such as YTL Land as it goes through its signature Sentul developments (I would see an upside for its properties there such as d6 and d7 and future d series office developments), then for S P Setia as well for its KL Eco City, the 1MDB for its Dataran Perdana as well as Guocoland for its Damansara City at Pusat Bandar Damansara.

The Capers, Sentul East by YTL Land.

The benefits would not just be limited to these developers - think about its spillover effects. Depending on its routing through Sentul (which one would think benefits YTL the most), it will also benefit the Low Yat Group (whom I heard has got plenty tracts of land in the area) as well as many smaller developers there. I foresee a sudden emergence of SOHO/Studio developments in this area.

The KL Eco City land - just across the MidValley developments.

As for the KL Eco City, another major beneficiary would be the IGB Group - with its signature MidValley/Gardens development just minutes away. It is already benefitting from its prime location in between KL and PJ as well as the KTM and its close vicinity to KL Sentral - having the MRT so close would just benefit it more! The MRT going through the KLIFD/Dataran Perdana and Bukit Bintang area would benefit many small land owners around the area; but I believe there would be some primetime investor/developer buying up the smaller bungalow-sized tracts and perhaps a possible amalgation of the plots for a larger development?

The Damansara City 2 in Damansara Heights.

Guocoland - with its latest major offering in Pusat Bandar Damansara called the Damansara City 2 would benefit tremendously from the KL MRT going through/near its development. From what I heard, its development includes major condominiums, office towers, a boutique mall and a hotel as well and a massive amount of car parks. Assuming the timing of the development coincides with the completion of the MRT going through the area - I believe there would be some major upside in terms of capital appreciation for the area. With this, I believe the redevelopment of the Pusat Bandar Damansara government complexes might just go through; sometime last year, Malton was in the running for the redevelopment, together with Sime Darby and so on - in collaboration with its current owner, Johor Corp.

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I guess this post needs a little disclaimer. Note: This post represents the personal opinion of Eric Yong only (Yes, it is all my personal opinion/thoughts) - and does not represent a recommendation to buy the stocks of the abovementioned public listed companies. Thank you.

天天好天 Great Day - Movie Review.

I just finished watching this movie called 天天好天 Great Day - a local production, featuring and starring the same guys from last year's movie - Big Day Woohoo. =) It is not a very long movie, just about 90 minutes long, but it does bring out a lot of good meaning and a very simple storyline too.

The Great Day movie - go watch it now. =)

It stars the famous Jack Lim - who does a pretty good performance on his part. One thing that I felt I didnt quite like was... why is his voice like that wan??? The whole storyline anyways focuses a lot about family relationships, and one thing that I managed to translate towards the end was.... you do not need to wait til Chinese New Year to go visit and see your loved ones and family. Anytime is a good time. =)

The movie is about this elderly guy - who suspects he's got some kinda fatal disease, and sneaks out of the Old Folks' Home to visit his son and daughter - whom he had thought were doing damn well. Turns out they had painted a different picture to him - and he gets disappointed. But then he slowly manages to impress his granddaughter, whom runs away from him to go find him at the Old Folks' Home.

A pretty good movie.

The elderly man's family were in Kuala Lumpur, whilst the Old Folks' Home was in Perlis. Quite a far distance actually. Anyways... what else to take from the movie? I think they need to take note on the 'motorcycle scenes' a bit more next time. Its like damn funny to see Royce Tan riding his scooter - going on Jalan Ampang and then Jalan Tun Razak (cos can see GTower behind) over and over again... LOL.

Anyways, it is a pretty touching movie. Go watch it and tell me what you think.

Here's a little preview. =)

UPDATED: Thousands stranded at Cairo Airport.

In Cairo's Tahrir Square Saturday, protesters said President Mubarak's appointment of a vice president and prime minister wasn't enough, and expressed confidence that momentum was on their side.

Malaysians have been advised to defer all non-urgent travel to Egypt where thousands of angry protesters have defied curfew and clashed with troops at different venues in its capital in Cairo, calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister A. Kohilan Pillay said people should wait for the situation in the country to stabilise before planning any trips there. He added that the Malaysian embassy there had categorised the current situation in Cairo at the "yellow" level.

In a statement released by Wisma Putra on Friday, the ministry said it would also continuously monitor the situation by working closely with the Malaysian embassy in Cairo and other relevant agencies there to ensure the safety of all Malaysians. It said there were no Malaysian students or citizens involved in the demonstration.

Tenang By-Elections: Latest Updates!

*Updated 8.42am*

Its raining heavily in Tenang.

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THE road leading to Pekan Air Panas, about 15km from Labis town, was jammed with the vehicles of campaigners rushing to help the victims of flooded villages nearby. “We have never seen so many people in the village,” remarked Ong Siew Kim, the SRJK (C) Tenang headmistress. This is not surprising as Johoreans have not seen a by-election in the last 20 years.

The flood waters may have subsided on Thursday but yesterday, which was the fourth day of consecutive downpour, saw flood waters on the rise again. With polling less than two days away, campaigners have certainly more to worry than just helping the villagers to clean up their houses.

The Tenang state by-election is a state by-election that will be held on January 30, 2011 in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates will be done on January 22, 2011. The Tenang parliamentary seat fell vacant when its state assemblyman Datuk Sulaiman Taha of United Malays National Organisation died due to a blood infection and other complications due to diabetes.

Previously Sulaiman won the Tenang seat with a 2,492-vote majority, beating PAS' Mohd Saim Siran at the 2008 Malaysian general elections. The state assembly seat has some 14,511 voters consisting of 48.9% Malays, 38.3% Chinese, 12% Indians and 0.9% other races. PAS has picked as its candidate Normala Sudirman, a school teacher ,while Barisan Nasional has picked Mohd Azahar.

So.... come back here for more updates of the Tenang By-elections!

Southampton 1 Man Utd 2. =) *wooots*

STAND-IN strikers Michael Owen and Javier Hernandez rescued Manchester United from an FA Cup upset. Trailing 1-0 to Richard Chaplow's thumping strike, Owen netted a typical poacher's effort before Hernandez pounced on sub Ryan Giggs' killer pass.

It was tough luck on Southampton, who might have found themselves 2-0 ahead at the break but for Guly's shocking miss. But ultimately the quality of Giggs told - just as it did in United's comeback win at Blackpool in midweek - to keep United's Treble dream alive.

Saints started with good intent and Rickie Lambert saw a header blocked by Jonny Evans. Dan Harding's effort was ruled out for offside before Owen twice went close for the visitors. Gabriel Obertan wasted a decent chance but not quite as glaring as the one Guly passed up just before the break as he headed over unmarked six yards out. But Saints still went in front at the break as Chaplow crashed home a superb drive moments later than left United's debut keeper Anders Lindegaard no chance.

Owen, though, soon found his range and drew United level in the 65th minute, nodding home Obertan's deflected drilled cross. And 10 minutes later, Owen cut out a loose ball and fed Giggs, whose precise pass fell perfectly for Hernandez to get the vital touch, with the ball bobbling over the line.

David Guetta(With Me) One More Love Album Megamix.

This is damn cuteee... hehehehe LOL.

Phuture, anyone?

This is going to be a very quick post - since its the holiday season coming up....

Anyways.... PHUTURE, anyone?

Perhaps on Wednesday or Thursday night?

We can share a Glenmorangie...

Pack in the massive crowd...

Arrive in style...

Snap some pictures with some hot chics...

...and then meet more hot chics....

WHY NOT?

SO.... PHUTURE, anyone?

Most beautyful girl in the world photo gallery....3243..........

The standard feminist take on beauty pageants in this intriguing look at a hotly contested but enduringly popular American ritual. She focuses on its claim to be an accurate representation of the diversity of contemporary American women. Exploring the cultural constructions and legitimations that go on during the long process of the pageant, Banet-Weiser depicts the beauty pageant stage as a place where concerns about national identity, cultural hopes and desires, and anxieties about race and gender are crystallized and condensed. The beauty pageant, she convincingly demonstrates.

SpongeBob SquarePants on Facebook!!!

One of the brightest faces on TV tonight debuts on Facebook. The beloved and absorbent marine creature that is SpongeBob SquarePants will premiere a new episode on Facebook - a day before it airs on Nickelodeon.

The show has a new five-episode series that the network has dubbed "The Legends of Bikini Bottom." The first episode, titled "Trenchbillies," will be shown tonight on the blue-eyed sponge's Facebook page -- www.facebook.com/spongebob -- where the show has more than 16-million "fans."

Arumugam Tandoori Chicken & Naan Bread, Ampang Point.

Okay - its not exactly Ampang Point, but instead, it is located next to Empire Furniture, opposite Ampang Point and next to Galeri Guitar within a Malay hawker stall area. It is difficult to find a good tandoori chicken place around, and even more so to find a reasonably cheap one.

The variety of naan and tandoori that they have. =P

The chicken tandoori... is only RM4.50 per piece!!! *wooots*

Meet the chief chef there =) a super cheeky fella ahahaha...

The tandoori chicken is available from 7pm daily. =)

I had the cendol - not too bad.

The naan bread.... oooo check out the melting margarine/butter on the naan...

If there was one thing super oily that you MUST try - it would be this naan.

The tandoori chicken.

Mouthwatering, delicious and super tasty... this is a DEFINITE MUST-TRY!!!

Sorry, no address, it is roadside marr... opposite Ampang Point. =)

Taylor Swift - Back to December Cover by MissyCheerio & ThreeMinuteNights.

Just came home from MissyCheerio's farewell party...
In case you are blur and dunno who she is - she was a Blogger Hottie featured here before LOL.
MissyCheerio also guest blogged here too last April!!! *wooots*

During the party, a video was played on the big screen.
It was the cover of Taylor Swift's Back to December... by ThreeMinuteNights featuring MissyCheerio!!! Woww...

Watch the video NOW!!!

Travel Taipei: Getting your Tax Refunds. =)

*Note* This blogpost is drafted and posted via my iPad, and my awesome iPad keyboard!

One of the key things that I take note of whenever I go overseas is to do shopping... I mean... *duhhhh* Anyways, being overseas has its perks; especially when it comes to shopping. Duty free shopping that is. Most places let you do your claims at the airport. For Taipei, it is the same as well, you make your claims at the airport.

The Taoyuan Taipei International Airport.

Where's the TAX REFUND counter? For those who are bad with directions... nevermind.

Look out for the China Airlines First Class Lounge. =)

Next to it is the Customs Information + Foreign Passenger VAT Refund. =)

Queue up, and then present your forms and products to the officer-in-charge!!!

And... VOILA!!! They'll pay you back in cash immediately.

However - it is only 5% refund though, as compared to much higher rates elsewhere. LOL.

Accident Caught on CCTV at Kamdar, Kota Bharu.

Ouch... I heard the motorcyclist died on the spot. =(

The Sony PSP2, codenamed NGP in Malaysia!!!

The PSP2 is finally here. Sony revealed its brand new PlayStation Portable at an event in Tokyo yesterday, giving techgeeks and gamers - (thats all of us, isnt it?) our first official look at the PlayStation maker's next bold foray into handheld gaming. Here are the first details....

Sony confirmed many of the features of the PSP2 that we've already heard in the form of leaks, rumor and speculation. Sony boasts that the new PlayStation Portable is as powerful as a PlayStation 3. For now, Sony is officially calling the new PlayStation Portable by its codename, Next Generation Portable or NGP. It will be out this coming Summer I guess.

The Specs include a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, 5-inch touchscreen OLED display with 960 x 544 resolution, dual analog sticks (not nubs as on the current generation), 3G, WiFi, GPS, a rear-mounted touchpad, the same accelerometer / gyroscope motion sensing as in the PlayStation Move, an electronic compass, and cameras on both the front and back!!!

Games will come on "new media," not UMD anymore, but we're unclear on what sort of flash memory is being used. Sony's rather proud of the fact it's offering the world's first dual analog stick combo on a portable device, though we're more geeked about the quadrupling of pixel count from the original PSP.

The New Game Media.

The new console's UI will be called LiveArea, which has a bunch of vertically navigable home screens and built-in social networking through PlayStation Network. You can jump between games and the LiveArea without losing your progress and comment on your buddies' great feats of mobile gaming.

Hahah.com.my brings you to PACIFIC COFFEE COMPANY!

Recently, okay, not so recently, but still quite recent, IOI Properties completed their latest commercial development in Puchong - called the IOI Boulevard. =)

This one - quite canggih looking, with full aluminium facade and so on.

Guess whats on the Ground Floor of IOI Boulevard?

Yes, the Pacific Coffee Company. =P

For those of you who dont know, Pacific Coffee also has branches at Pavilion and Fahrenheit88.

Pacific Coffee Company (PCC) is a Pacific Northwest U.S.-style coffee shop group originating from Hong Kong, with a few outlets in China, Singapore and Malaysia. The group is owned by computer distributor Chevalier Pacific, formerly Chevalier iTech. It acquired the chain from founder Thomas Neir for HK$205 million in 2005.

In June 2010, China Resources Enterprise, Limited (CRE) and Chevalier have forged a partnership to further expand the Pacific Coffee business in the Chinese Mainland with CRE being a major shareholder and to have Pacific Coffee developed under the umbrella of CRE’s Retail Business Unit. Apart from its stores, PCC also sells own-brand coffee beans and Jura brand coffee machines to distributors and corporate clients, such as banks, airline companies, clubs and hotels. Its coffee beans are sold in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore.

Okay.... history and description aside, importantly, PACIFIC COFFEE COMPANY is in MALAYSIA!!!! N yes.... somemore got 3 branches!!!

They have plenty of cakes and pastries - freshly made daily.

An open fridge - for drinks.

Okay - lets go to their specialty... the COFFEE!!!

The aroma from the coffee.... I just love my coffee, and I would love it if Pacific Coffee Company was located right under my office!!! =)

Check out the foam... we thought the foam would subside, but this was how it was even after 15 mins. =P

An array of awesome chocolate and non-chocolate drinks.

William loves his coffee as Dale looks on...

Wingz enjoying his coffee!!! =)

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Delicious chocolate and cheese.... =)

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This... is a MUST TRY!!! Vanilla Butterscotch Cake!!! =P

Pacific Coffee Company
42-G, IOI Boulevard, Jalan Kenari 5,
Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong,
Selangor, Malaysia,
T: (603) 8070 8095. F: (603) 8070 7734

Pacific Coffee @ Pavilion
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Level 2, The Pavilion
Tel. : 03- 2141 2646

Pacific Coffee @ Fahrenheit 88
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179 Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
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